by Sean Peacock | 6 Nov, 2020 | Urban planning
Children see the world in a different way to adults, but urban planning policies rarely take this into account. By focusing on adult needs and views, children are often planned out of our public spaces – and their needs are relegated to specific areas such as...
by Jenny Wood | 10 Jun, 2020 | Urban planning
APiC’s Response to National Planning Framework 4 Call for Ideas This blog sets out how the Scottish planning system can become more child-friendly. It summarises our response to Scottish Government’s ‘Call for Ideas’ for the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), which...
by Jenny Wood | 24 Sep, 2019 | Urban planning
This summers’ publication of the Mayor of London’s proposed revisions to the London Plan was welcomed by children’s rights advocates who have been pushing for a stronger policy on children and young people’s play, recreation, and independent mobility. Wider reaction...
by Anna Gaffney | 14 Jun, 2019 | Urban planning
Context Children’s and young people’s access to, and freedom to play in, the natural and built environment has been in decline for decades. However, access to inclusive child-friendly environments is a fundamental right under the UN Convention on the Rights of the...
by Jenny Wood | 5 Mar, 2019 | Urban planning
Dr Jenny Wood, APiC Co-founder Children are being left out of decisions about the environments created around them, when really, their needs should be at the heart of them. In the UK, children are becoming less healthy – physically and mentally – and spend more time...
by Jenny Wood | 1 Nov, 2018 | Urban planning
The Scottish planning system is undergoing reform. Following an independent review, the Scottish government are now considering changes, and amidst their proposals is increasing recognition that children are often excluded from considerations of place. Having...
