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From the 1960s onwards there was a growing demand for greater consideration of community opinions in major decision-making. In [[Australia]] many people believed that they were not being planned 'for' but planned 'at'. (Nichols 2009). A lack of [[Public consultation|consultation]] made the planning system seem paternalistic and without proper consideration of how changes to the [[built environment]] affected its primary users. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]] 'the idea that the public should participate was first raised in 1965' (Taylor, 1998, p.&nbsp;86). However the level of [[participation (decision making)|participation]] is an important issue. At a minimum public [[workshops]] and hearings have now been included in almost every planning endeavour.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wheeler|first=Stephen|title=Planning for Sustainability|url=https://archive.org/details/planningforsusta00whee|url-access=registration|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|page=[https://archive.org/details/planningforsusta00whee/page/46 46]}}</ref> Yet this level of consultation can simply mean information about change without detailed participation. Involvement that 'recognises an active part in plan making' (Taylor, 1998, p.&nbsp;86) has not always been straightforward to achieve. Participatory design has attempted to create a platform for active participation in the design process, for end users.