Planning

The term 'planning' is a very broad one that typically refers to making plans for some sort of undertaking. This might involve; assessing needs, quantifying resources, defining goals, developing strategies, describing and allocating tasks and monitoring progress. For more information see: Plan.

However, in the construction industry, the term ‘planning’ can also refer to the process of obtaining planning permission, or the general subject of town and country planning.

Articles on Designing Buildings Wiki that relate to planning include:

Project planning:

• Business plan.
• Contingency plan.
• Cost plan.
• Environmental plan.
• Environmental scanning.
• Project execution plan.
• Project implementation plan.
• Project quality plan.
• Site waste management plan.
• Stakeholder management plan
• Travel plan.

In addition, there are a number of project plans available that describe in detail the tasks that are necessary to plan and undertake projects for the design and construction of built assets:

• Public project: outline work plan
• Self-build home: project plan
• BIM plan: project plan
• Traditional contract: outline work plan
• Construction management: outline work plan
• Design and build: outline work plan
• Management contract: outline work plan

Articles about planning permission include:

• Detailed planning application.
• Development management
• National Planning Policy Framework.
• National Planning Practice Guidance.
• Neighbourhood planning.
• Outline planning application.
• Planning authority.
• Planning permission
• Town and Country Planning Act.
• Town planner
• Town planning.