Local people should play a key role in making planning decisions, but they are not the only group to which the system needs to pay heed, one of Britain’s most prominent planners said last night. Patsy Healey, professor emeritus at Newcastle University’s planning school, is one of only twelve people ever to have been awarded the Royal Town Planning Institute’s gold medal (a distinction she shares with Planning columnist Professor Sir Peter Hall).
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