Planners Network UK (pnuk) is a collective of practitioners, students, academics and activists that wants to develop and support critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK.

We want to establish the basis for connecting all those concerned about the current climate of debate. We use our website to develop resources to support that critical thinking and to stimulate debate about alternatives to the dominance of market-driven planning.

You can find links to recent pnuk initiatives and activities on the right or by using the menu above.

If you are interested in getting involved with pnuk then please have a look at our get involved page on the menu above to find out what you can do.

: Following discussion on our mailing list we have produced a page on 'people's planning' initiatives. See the page here, or our wiki here. If you have details of other community-led plans then let us know.

PNUK held meetings in London on the 15th of March and Birmingham on the 24th of May on the threat to progressive planning posed by the Con-Dem government's reforms. Read about them here.

:Read the letter sent by a group of PNUK members to The Guardian following George Osborne's attack on planning in the budget here.

: Clare Colomb from University College London has composed a reading list on the economic crisis and its impacts on cities. Read and contribute to the list on our wiki here.

: A new book on planning in London has been published featuring a chapter by pnuk member Michael Edwards on people's involvement in plan-making. The book can be downloaded free here or an eprint of Michael's chapter can be found here.

: PNUK held a meeting on supermarkets and retail diversity in London on Friday 29th January, 2010. Read about this event and keep in touch with plans for further work here.

: We are still working to develop our statement of principles. Read and comment on the latest draft version here.

: If you have any news or content that you would like to see on these pages please get in touch