Personal profile
Research Interests
My research interests include the following:
Spatial planning; urban planning; digital planning; digital transformation; community participation; neoliberalism; Planning 3.0; local and regional economic development; digital technology and public participation; planning support systems; PlanTech; ComTech; sustainable development; daylight, sunlight and overshadowing planning; renewable technologies; solar PV; wind energy; microclimate; 3D modelling; GIS; big data; local area energy planning; economic competitiveness; health and wellbeing; local plan development; development management; forward planning; town and country planning; policy and legislative reform.
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Snapshot of Profile:
- Planner
- Former RTPI NI Executive Committee Member
- Former Chair of RTPI NI Young Planners Committee
- PhD Researcher on Spatial Planning & Digital Technology
- RTPI PlaNIt Article Contributor
- KTP Supervisor in Collaborative Project with UCL and GIA.
National and Regional Awards
- KTN Innovate UK Future Leader Award Winner
Academic Awards
- EPLANI Prize for Planning Skills and Ethics
- RTPI Prize for best MSc Planning and Development Student
- The John Greer Prize for best MSc Thesis / Independent Design Project
- Simon Kirk Award- Best Overall Planning Student on Accredited Undergraduate Course
- Turley Prize for best Thesis in Planning and Development
- Best Second Year Planning Student
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Editorial: The digital revolution, cities, and urban economies
Boland, P., Potts, R. & McHenry, J., 28 Oct 2025, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 7, 2 p., 1719580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Professional planners' preparedness for digital transformation: an empirical analysis of PlanTech
Boland, P., McHenry, J., Potts, R. & Milz, D., 01 Feb 2025, In: Town Planning Review. 96, 2, p. 201-227 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A ‘Planning Revolution’ or an ‘Attack on Planning’ in England: Democratisation, Digitisation and Digitalisation
Boland, P., Durrant, A., McHenry, J., McKay, S. & Wilson, A., 01 Apr 2022, In: International Planning Studies. 27, 2, p. 155-172 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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EPLANI Prize for Planning Skills and Ethics
McHenry, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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National Future Leader Award by KTN and Innovate UK
McHenry, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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RTPI Prize for best MSc Planning and Development Student
McHenry, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Simon Kirk Award- Best Overall Planning Student on Accredited Undergraduate Course
McHenry, J. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The John Greer Prize for best MSc Thesis / Independent Design Project
McHenry, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Digital Innovation and Co-Creation Workshop with Belfast City Council (Workshop Series)
McHenry, J. (Recipient)
2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Digital Planning Taskforce - Contributor to the Education, International and Planning Practitioner Early Career Roundtables
McHenry, J. (Recipient)
2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
Thesis
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Digitalising and democratising the planning system: ComTech, citizens, and planners
McHenry, J. M. (Author), Boland, P. (Supervisor) & Galway, N. (Supervisor), Jul 2026Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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