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A serialised thesis · 11 parts

Epistemic Enclosure

How the English planning system distributes its evidence — read from the same 641 contested sites and 65 open-government layers that drive the map. Association, not cause; the evidence ladder is stated on every claim.

  1. Part 1 of 1129 September 2026 · 18 min

    How the English Planning System Distributes Its Evidence

    A computational-statutory audit of 641 contested planning sites against 65 open-government layers.

    Read this part →PlanningOpen dataSpatial justice
  2. Reference · the nine conclusions29 September 2026 · 6 min

    What the audit found — the nine conclusions

    The nine headline findings in plain English, each with its key empirical anchor and evidence level.

    Read this part →ReferenceEvidence ladder
  3. Reference · data tables29 September 2026

    The data tables

    The full statistical tables behind every figure — cohort counts, odds ratios, and significance tests.

    Coming soonReferenceStatistics
  4. Reference · full manuscript29 September 2026

    The full manuscript

    The complete doctoral manuscript, from methods to the enclosure argument in full.

    Coming soonManuscriptMethods

The series works through the thesis one conclusion at a time. The same dataset powers the “Context” layers on the planning map, so every figure here can be checked against the map itself.

    Epistemic Enclosure — the thesis, in the open | Your Planning Voice