Experience and Precedent as Planning Authority

The British trust plans that are grounded in what has been shown to work before. Previous experience—what was tried, what succeeded, what failed—is the most credible foundation for planning decisions. Theoretical projections and models are fine, but they carry less weight than demonstrated results.

When planning something, the first question is typically “How has this been done before?” or “What worked last time?” Innovation is welcome, but it earns its credibility through evidence, not through logic alone. New approaches are tested against the track record of established ones before being adopted. Plans that can point to successful precedents are trusted more readily than plans that rely entirely on untested reasoning.

Comments

understand-culture
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.