Comparison of the organization of the different territorial and local authorities in France and England

Résumé du document

Planning system in France and England shares many common points; there are different local authorities and territorial collectivity in each country, private and public sector plays an important role in the land-use planning… but there are also lots of differences; policy is not the same in each country, the power of each territorial collectivity or local authority is different; however, all these things are changing.

In this essay, we will explain and define the different territorial collectivities and local authorities, show which network exists between the different levels in France in the first part and in England in the second part. In the third part, we will make a comparison between the role and the evolution of communes and local systems in each country. Finally, we will make a comparison between the evolution and the role of planning policy in each country.