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TPS Responds to Planning Committee Reform Consultation
The Transport Planning Society (TPS) welcomes the Government’s proposed reforms to planning committees but highlights a critical omission: the influence of implicit bias—particularly the unconscious preference for car-based transport known as motornormality.
Our response calls for mandatory councillor training to help planning committees make balanced, inclusive decisions aligned with national goals for sustainability, decarbonisation, and healthy placemaking.
Key recommendations:
Read our full response below to understand how addressing bias in decision-making is essential to building a fairer, greener transport future.
The TPS Policy Panel was formed in November 2024 to
The panel has five sub-groups, and this piece has been crafted by the Development and Landuse Planning Policy Group. On an individual level, it has been produced by Dr Colin Black (Mayer Brown Ltd), Nicola Waight (Hampshire County Council, Joely Hill (Transport for London).
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