First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Town planning, local planning and public policy; theoretical perspectives on local planning; the statutory local land use planning system in Britain 1 - the legislative and administrative framework; the statutory local land use planning system in Britain 2 - local plans in practice; the role and content of other formal plans and programmes; non-statutory approaches to local planning; local planning and implementation 1 - the development control process; local planning and implementation 2 - the development process; local planning in practice - conclusions and implications.