Abstract :
Several different approaches to land use planning are distinguished in the typology of planning ‘styles’ produced by Brindley, Rydin and Stoker (1989). A distinct progression of such ‘styles’ may be seen in the experience of the last 25 years in north Southwark, which shows a progression from ‘trend planning’ in the 1970s, via ‘popular planning’ in the early 1980s, to a version of ‘leverage planning’ since 1987. Such a progression has implications for wider aspects of planning practice.
