In the U.K., the idea of conservation areas (as well as listed buildings) has developed as part of town and country planning. The designation of conservation areas, however, does not merely mean a growth in the number of features to be protected, from individual locations to larger areas, but it also indicates a change in town planning practices from top-down to bottom-up, as well as from plans being merely laid down for the public to actual public participation in planning. This structural change in the decision-making process has also invigorated the local amenity societies. The societies have come to play a vital role in safeguarding local amenities, by encouraging public participation in the planning process, much of which is related to conservation.
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