Summary

What does spatial planning mean for major infrastructure and place-based responses, and how it shapes planning, delivery, and outcomes.

The talk explores how joined up spatial thinking and collaboration can support the delivery of wider beneficial outcomes:

• Consideration of the concept of environmental infrastructure
• Consideration of context
• Spatial Planning policy, direction and reasoning
• Landuse Framework – a national vision ?
• The importance of vision and principles – process and outcomes
• Spatial Development Plans and their impact on infrastructure delivery – the benefits of joined up thinking – securing beneficial outcomes beyond the red line
• Behaviour – collaboration, leadership and consultation – legislating for behaviour