In the last 50 years, consensus had shifted to the positionthat planning is necessarily
an ethical, value-laden activity.However, despite the insistence among those who advo-cate
for value-laden planning, there is little as to how thesevalues should be selected
or their role in collaboration anddecision-making. This article explores a potential
solution tothe role of moral values using the capability approach devel-oped by Amartya
Sen. We draw on empirical examples fromplanning practice in three Hungarian cities,
looking at therole played by values in professional planners' judgementsat different
stages of the planning process.