Development control: A review of research and current issues

A Probit Analysis of Development Control: A Hong Kong Case Study of Residential Zones

“…The rst type includes those that directly measure the effectiveness of planning regulations/development control upon externalities (Lai, 1994), as an alternative means to hedonic pricing analysis mentioned above. The second type of studies includes those that evaluate the behaviour of players in the land market, as manifested in various studies on 'development pressures' (Blacksell and Gilg, 1977;Anderson, 1981;Underwood, 1981;and Brotherton, 1982). As new development in most planning jurisdictions may only be lawfully carried out with planning permission, the statistical distribution of planning applications in spatial and temporal terms would re ect on the state of the land and property markets.…”

Certainty and Discretion in Planning Control: A Case Study of Office Development in Hong Kong

“…Purdue (1977) states that there is no need to set out the planning policies to be material considerations in the development plan, provided that they are within the agreed scope of land-use planning. Previous studies on whether policies in plans have been implemented by development control show a mixed result (Pearce, 1987;Underwood, 1981). In a study examining seven planning areas under six authorities in the UK, Pountney and Kingsbury (1983) show that decisions were made on this sort of planning application ranging from 24 per cent to 65 per cent of the total.…”

“…Planning control has long attracted strong intellectual interest (Gilg and Kelly, 1996;Harrison, 1972Harrison, , 1987Harrison and Mordey, 1987;Pearce, 1987;Rowan-Robinson et al, 1995;Thomas, 1997;Underwood, 1981;Wakeford, 1990;Willis, 1995). A major study emphasis is the degree of certainty and exibility provided by the planning system.…”