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'Clock-watching and box-ticking': British local authority planners, professionalism and performance targets

Clifford, BP; (2016) 'Clock-watching and box-ticking': British local authority planners, professionalism and performance targets. Planning Practice and Research , 31 (4) pp. 383-401. 10.1080/02697459.2016.1178038. Green open access

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Abstract

The speed of the statutory planning system has concerned UK Governments for decades. The Labour Government of 1997-2010 placed particular emphasis on increasing the efficiency of public services through performance targets. Whilst the subsequent Coalition Government of 2010-2015 removed many targets, those measuring the speed of planning application processing were kept. Empirical material exploring how British local authority planners responded to these targets suggests they have both restricted and empowered professionals and, whilst changes to practice have occurred, professional identities have remained more resilient. This contradictory picture highlights the importance of considering the role of frontline professionals in implementing reforms.

Type: Article
Title: 'Clock-watching and box-ticking': British local authority planners, professionalism and performance targets
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2016.1178038
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2016.1178038
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of the following article [Ben Clifford (2016): 'Clock-watching and box-ticking': British local authority planners, professionalism and performance targets, Planning Practice & Research, DOI:10.1080/02697459.2016.1178038] published by Taylor & Francis on 11 May 2016; available online at http://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2016.1178038
Keywords: Planning, Targets, Audit, Public sector reform, Great Britain, Institutionalism
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1485751
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