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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be looking into:

The planning promises made in the Labour Party’s general election manifesto;
Exclusive research by Planning predicting the results of the government's next housing delivery test.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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This week, we will be talking about:

Councils delaying local plan work due to next month’s general election;
The planning promises in the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat manifestos, which were published earlier this week;
The planning proposals that the Labour Party has announced in the campaign so far.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining:

What planning measures we can expect from the Labour Party’s first 100 days in power if they’re successful in next month’s general election;
How the announcement of the general election will impact ongoing and planned planning policy and legislation.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this episode, we will be discussing:

The Labour Party’s new towns policy;
The Prime Minister’s surprise announcement of a general election;
Parliamentary public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, criticises the government’s new biodiversity net gain requirement;
A council accuses a branch of a countryside charity of spreading “misinformation” about its emerging local plan.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining:

The impact of newly elected metro mayors on planning and development;
The ethical and professional issues raised by a councillor accusing planning officers at his own authority of "lobbying for developers".

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this episode, we will be looking at:

The latest local authority that the government has placed in planning performance special measures;
A council referring allegations of bribery made by three property developers in relation to planning committee decisions to the police;
Data revealing the ten highest-rewarded local authority planning leads in 2022/23.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be looking at:

How a row sparked by an inspector's LinkedIn ‘like’ has highlighted the need for planners to take care when posting on social media;
What a spate of ministerial decisions tell us about government attitudes to solar development in the countryside.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this edition, we will be discussing:

Why a series of councils are cutting their housing targets and green belt release levels in their draft local plans;
How new affordability data impacts local housing need levels;
The latest on Labour’s green belt policies.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining a legal change from the government that aims to make it easier for developers to amend planning permissions.

We discuss:

What exactly the change is and why the government has made it;
Recent court rulings that have made it harder for developers to amend permissions;
How effective the change is likely to be;
The implications for developers and councils.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this edition, we will be discussing:

The biodiversity net gain requirement for developers coming into force for small sites;
Significant impending changes to planning enforcement;
New government regulations that aim to speed up compulsory purchase rules.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining the implications for developers and councils of the government’s proposals to introduce an "accelerated planning system" for large commercial applications.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

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In this episode, we will be taking a closer look at:

A Tory council being removed from planning performance special measures after just three months;
The latest update from the Labour Party’s emerging planning policies;
Police being asked to investigate a ‘threatening’ incident, which took place at a planning committee meeting following a housing approval.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this 'Deep Dive' edition, we’ll be examining government proposals to revise national planning policy to encourage councils to prioritise brownfield land development.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

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In this extra, extended episode, we will be taking a closer look at the lessons learned by the pioneers of the mandatory new authority-wide design codes.

The episode covers:

What authorities need to do;
The key challenges encountered by those leading the way;
Five important lessons they have learned.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

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In this episode, we will be taking a closer look at:

The key planning announcements made by the government alongside the Budget earlier this month, including a consultation on introducing an "accelerated planning system" and a clampdown on extension of time agreements, plus much more;
The government's designation of two more councils in special measures for poor planning performance.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

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In this bonus edition, we discuss a recent investigation by Planning on the impact of cost-saving management consultants on council planning services, asking:

What is this cost-saving process and why are so many councils doing it?
Why are planning officers concerned about it?
What examples are there of local authorities that have undergone these procedures and how have their planning departments been affected?

PLUS, we round up the key announcements in last week's Budget and the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode, we will be taking a closer look at:

The implications of a High Court ruling that overturned a controversial decision by housing secretary Michael Gove to block the demolition and redevelopment of the flagship Marks and Spencer store in London's Oxford Street;
What an important report by the government’s competitions regulator on housebuilding has to say about planning;
The mysterious retraction and republication by the Planning Inspectorate of a decision by energy secretary Claire Coutinho to approve plans for an energy from waste facility.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus edition, we examine a court judgment that quashed a housing association's bid to amend an outline consent for a huge estate regeneration project, detailing:

Why commentators see the ruling as significant
The likely practical implications of the judgment for developers and councils, and why it has prompted a "bit of a panic" among some in the development sector
What it means for the use of 'drop-in' applications

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

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In this episode, we will:

Explain how the government wants to shake up householder permitted development rights, and other moves to deregulate planning rules to create new homes and support electric vehicle charging points and heat pumps, in a new consultation;
Examine ministers' proposed changes to national planning policy on brownfield land development;
Discuss a row between housing secretary Michael Gove and London mayor Sadiq Khan over whether London Plan housing targets are being met;
Consider the impact of the long-awaited introduction of the ten per cent biodiversity net gain requirement in all new developments, including new government guidance on the matter.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode, we will take a deep dive previewing the biggest policy and legislation changes affecting the planning sector in the year ahead, including:

Further and more extensive changes to the National Planning Policy Framework;
A consultation on proposed new national development management policies;
A shake-up of the local plan system.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

NOTE TO LISTENERS: This episode was recorded before the details emerged of this week's fresh planning announcements by the government.

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In this episode, we will:

Explain how the government has moved to resolve confusion in the sector over how the proposed new four-year housing land supply target for councils with advanced, but not adopted, local plans will work;
Examine the latest ministerial intervention in a council’s local plan process;
Discuss new government guidance for local authorities that aims to address the hold-up of permissions for new housing in areas affected by 'nutrient neutrality' rules that seek to mitigate pollution into protected waterways.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus episode, we discuss:

How the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) changes the way councils meet local housing need
What the new NPPF means for local authority housing land supply targets

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode, our topics for discussion will cover:

The government revealing the biodiversity net gain launch date for both major and smaller developments.
The High Court quashing approval of developer's amendment, which would have made it easier to revise 2,745-home estate regeneration consent. More on this can be found on Planning Resource.
When a local resident was offered “cash and a night out at a lap dancing club” in relation to a planning application in Llanfabon village, Caerphilly, Wales, the minutes of Nelson Community Council meeting reveal.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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The award-winning Planning team extracts the latest key planning news from the blizzard of new information in Room 106, the vault where all new planning information is gathered.

In this bonus edition we discuss:

Reports that the long-awaited introduction of a requirement for developers to improve a site’s biodiversity when they get planning has been delayed again.
A damning review of a council’s planning service by a local government body.
Another local authority that has no planning enforcement officers left, yet faces 300 cases per year.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode we’ll explore the government’s consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and other parts of the planning system, including proposed changes to:

What councils have to do to address housing need, demonstrate an adequate supply of housing sites, and show that enough homes are being delivered in their areas
Plan-making and the test of soundness, as well as the requirement for authorities to plan across boundaries
Green belt reviews

PLUS We’ll also be rounding up the other key news that broke over the Christmas and New Year period.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to persuade your colleagues that you spent Christmas poring over planning policy.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus edition we discuss:

Our newly published research – available to subscribers who have recently upgraded to our most extensive bundle of services – exploring the councils that have agreed to pay out the most in appeal cost awards, and why.
The government’s promise of a “premium” planning route for which councils will be allowed to charge a higher rate – as long as they deliver the service promised.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode we discuss:

The council that has kept more than £100,000 it should have refunded to applicants for taking too long to determine proposals
A dramatic 11th hour ministerial intervention to stop a council withdrawing its local plan from examination
Draft government biodiversity net gain guidance that asks developers to prioritise onsite improvements

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past week.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

Allowing councils to recover the full costs of processing certain planning applications, and houses to be split into flats without an application – along with all the other key planning news in last week's autumn statement.
What those who have worked closely with new housing minister Lee Rowley think of him.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past week.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

What Lee Rowley’s return to the role of housing minister means for planning.
The government's confirmation of when some planning application fees will go up by 35 per cent – we examine the small print.
When we can expect the various measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act to come into force.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus edition we discuss:

Housing secretary Michael Gove’s letter to local authorities, urging them to be open to requests from developers who say their schemes can no longer viably comply with the local plan
Why England’s green belt is getting bigger

PLUS, we round up the other key news stories from the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this edition we discuss:

Which protected habitats developers won’t need to enhance as part of the new rules requiring development to boost biodiversity.
Why two councils are urging housing secretary Michael Gove to block a 1,000-home scheme due to concerns about the water supply.
The latest on local-plan-making progress: which have been delayed, and which have been restarted.
PLUS, we round up the other key news stories from the past fortnight.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus edition we discuss:

The key changes that the Levelling Up Act, which gained royal assent last week, is due to make to the planning system.
How developers and councils can best use the extra time they have been given to prepare for the new rules requiring development to boost biodiversity.
How well prepared the sector is for biodiversity net gain, and how confident developers are that the system and market will be ready for this to work in January.

PLUS, we round up the key news stories from the past seven days.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

This week's key changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, as the 7 November deadline for royal assent nears.
Housing secretary Michael Gove telling local authorities to be “pragmatic” with some schemes that do not conform to their plans, and "permissive" on small brownfield sites.
The implications for planning of the government adviser's latest assessment of the UK’s infrastructure needs for the next 30 years.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this bonus edition, we explore the key intelligence for planners to emerge from this year's party conferences.

We also discuss the other big stories from the past seven days.

PLUS, we round up the most important news of the past fortnight.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

The prime minister told last week’s Tory conference that he was scrapping the remaining northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail link. We explore the implications for planning.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves set out her party’s planning agenda in her speech at the Labour party conference this week. What exactly is Labour proposing?
The introduction of the requirement for major building schemes to generate an increase in biodiversity has been pushed back to January. We’ll examine the implications for developers and planning authorities.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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The award-winning Planning team extracts the latest key planning news from the blizzard of new information in Room 106, the vault where all new planning information is gathered.

In this bonus edition, we discuss what the appointment of Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner as shadow levelling up secretary means for planning.

We also find out more about the crack team of skilled planners that housing secretary Michael Gove is assembling to deliver large-scale developments.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

The government’s plans to free up housebuilding by relaxing water pollution controls on new developments being rejected by the House of Lords.
A Surrey council has responded furiously to an order from the planning minister not to withdraw its emerging local plan from examination. We explain the background to the row.
Lawyers have not long returned from their annual get-together in Oxford. We’ll hear the key messages to emerge from the Joint Planning Law Conference.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

The government’s decision earlier this month to extend its new requirement for second staircases in tower blocks – intended to improve fire safety – to a much wider range of buildings.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode we discuss:

The government's proposal to change the law to let authorities ignore nutrient pollution of protected watercourses by development schemes.
A relaxation of planning policy governing wind farm development, aiming to better balance local communities’ concerns against the benefits of renewable energy.
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this episode we discuss:

The government’s decision not to ring-fence for planning purposes the increase in council income that should arise from the forthcoming rise in planning application fees
PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this episode we discuss:

The implications of a court ruling that a development that does not materially change a building’s exterior can still harm an area’s ‘character and appearance’.
How a new government ‘dashboard’ is intended to help council planners estimate school pupil demand from new housing
And how worried should councils be about the housing minister’s warning that delaying their local plans “will not end well for them”.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.

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Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag

In this bonus edition we discuss the implications of local government secretary Michael Gove’s highly controversial decision to turn down plans by retailer Marks & Spencer to demolish its 1930s Oxford Street building in London’s West End and replace it with a new building. We ask:

How did the secretary of state come to be making the decision on the scheme and why did he disagree with the inspector’s recommendation to approve it?
M&S has issued a furious response. Is it likely to challenge the decision in the courts?
What is the significance of the decision in terms of the bearing that heritage considerations can have on planning decisions?
What does it say about the need for decision-makers to consider the embodied carbon of existing buildings when applicants seek to demolish them? And what are the implications of this for local plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework?

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

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In this edition:

The government has published its long-awaited response to feedback on its proposals to increase local authority planning fees – we take a look at what will change and when.
Meanwhile, the levelling up department has also announced proposals to extend permitted development rights, which often don’t require fees – we’ll explain what is being suggested.
We’ll also summarise key elements of other government documents published last week, including the consultation on changing plan-making, proposals to change the planning system for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and new guidance on when planning permission is needed to allow development intended to enable working from home.

PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past fortnight.

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In this bonus episode we’ll be discussing how political parties are likely to adjust their planning policies in the light of May’s local election results, including:

What parties were promising and how that went down with the electorate.
What the election results say about public attitudes to planning and housebuilding.
How the results are likely to influence the parties’ planning policies going forward?

PLUS, we round up the most important news stories of the past fortnight.

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In this episode:

Housing secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that the NPPF revisions will not appear until at least September – we look at when they are likely to finally appear.
An influential parliamentary committee has warned that the government’s 300,000-home a year housebuilding target would be ‘impossible to achieve’ under its proposed NPPF changes – we explain how it came to that conclusion.
The government’s new infrastructure levy is intended to replace existing methods of securing money from developers to pay for infrastructure and affordable housing. Ministers have now said councils will be able to require some of the contributions to be paid in-kind – we explain the details.

PLUS, we round up the most important news stories of the past fortnight.

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In this bonus edition, we discuss the government’s stalled programme of changes to the planning system, including:

What do those who work closely with government think are the reasons for the delay?
Are there political factors, and political hurdles that the government is waiting to get past before it pushes forward with the changes?
What stages does the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill still have to go through before it becomes law (clearing the way for the government to announce the further NPPF changes it has promised), and how long is this likely to take?

PLUS, we round up the most important news stories of the past week.

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In this episode we:

Explore the possible implications of a would-be Labour government’s plan to order combined authorities to identify “poor-quality” green belt land for new homes to tackle the housing crisis.
Dig out the details of a government-backed scheme that aims to recruit 150 graduates for local authority planning departments by 2025 is due to launch in September.
Explain the full story behind a Conservative councillor’s referral to the police after failing to disclose to planning officers that her husband was an Anglican clergyman when delegating reserved matters on a 180-home application on Church of England land.
Summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

PLUS we say a big thank you to our listeners for helping Room 106 win the 2023 Professional Publishers Association ‘Podcast of the Year’ award.

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In this bonus episode we investigate new government proposals to further ease rules for converting high street premises to new uses. We look at:

The proposals involve auctioning new uses for vacant sites – how would the process work?
What part would the new permitted development (PD) rights play in the auction process?
How widely would industry commentators expect such rights to be used?
Some commentators have raised concerns about the possible impact on pubs – what are they worried about?

PLUS we summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

By the end of the show, you’ll be able to face questions from a client or chief executive with equanimity.

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In this episode:

A developer has withdrawn a 200-home reserved matters application that housing secretary Michael Gove had called in on design grounds – we discuss what that tells us about Gove’s approach to design.
Two new council administrations have paused plans and projects following May’s local elections – we find out what’s going on.
The government has promised to consult on making it easier to convert “redundant agricultural buildings” into homes and on changing permitted development rules to “support farm diversification” – we explore the implications.

PLUS we’ll summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight, including the verdict on Jeremy Clarkson’s planning appeal.

By the end of the show, you’ll be able to face questions from a client or chief executive with equanimity.

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In this bonus episode:

We ask how likely it is that the government will follow through on its threat to strip planning powers from ten councils?
We explore what difference the London mayor’s draft revised guidance on development viability and affordable housing will make to developers and local authorities.

PLUS we’ll summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

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In this episode:

The government is proposing to further extend permitted development rights for high street premises – we’ll explain what’s under consideration.
The Labour Party has said it intends to allow councils to compulsorily acquire land for housebuilding more cheaply than they can at present – we’ll explore what that might mean.
And consultants warn that the future of neighbourhood planning 'hangs in the balance' due to uncertainty about a key grant programme.

PLUS we’ll summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

By the end of the show you’ll be in prime position to host the next office planning quiz.

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In this episode we take a deep dive into:

What we know about what a Labour government would do in planning terms, including:
Its pledge to reintroduce requirements on local areas to build in line with local need
Its willingness to consider changing changing green belt rules

We also investigate the planning implications of May’s local election results.

PLUS we’ll summarise the other key news stories of the past week.

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In this episode we will explore:

housing secretary Michael Gove’s warning to ten councils to improve the speed of their decision-making, or face having their planning powers reduced
the decision of an inspector to allow 100 homes on the Surrey green belt after finding a council’s housing land supply to have been just 1.5 years.

PLUS we’ll round up the other key news stories of the past week.

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In this episode we take a deep dive into:

The complaints about planning made by Jeremy Clarkson in the second series of his documentary Clarkson’s Farm, after the local authority refused his barn to restaurant conversion plan.
How councils have responded to these criticisms.

We’ll also investigate some threatening letters from Michael Gove to local authorities that have been slow to make decisions.

PLUS we’ll summarise the other key news stories of the past week.

Read our full feature on Clarkson's criticisms of the planning system here

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In this episode we:

Take a look at the Labour party’s statement that it would “reintroduce requirements on local areas to build in line with local housing need” if it came to power
Expand on what a senior civil servant has told MPs regarding the government’s proposed replacement for the duty on local authorities to co-operate on meeting housing need
Consider the latest agreed amendments to the levelling up bill, including a power for authorities to refuse to determine any applications from slow-building developers across their entire areas

PLUS we’ll round up the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into a recent court judgment with lessons for any applications for infrastructure intended to support large-scale housing development, covering:

The approach that Tewkesbury Borough Council took in determining the original application
How the High Court ruled on the case last year and how the Appeal Court found fault with the ruling
The likely practical implications of the judgment for councils.

PLUS we’ll round up all the key news stories of the past week.

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In this episode we:

Highlight how the government plans to give local authorities more control over the conversion of homes into short term lets.
Explore the implications of the secretary of state’s rejection of an application for 165 homes, partly because of what the planning minister called its “generic suburban” design.
Investigate why some councils and developers have been getting into trouble in appeals and the courts.

PLUS we’ll round up the big news stories of the past fortnight.

AND has the unlawful builder of “Britain’s biggest man cave” suddenly run out of road?

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In this bonus episode we take a deep dive into the government’s latest proposals for its new Infrastructure Levy, including

How it would change the system of securing contributions from developers towards infrastructure and affordable housing.
Has the government succeeded in creating a simpler system?
Will it make any new requirements of applicants and authorities?
What needs to be done before it is implemented, and when is that due to happen?
And is there any danger that it won't be introduced at all?

PLUS we’ll also be exploring our research into which consultants have the highest proportion of female planners.

AND we’ll round up the key news stories from the past week.

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In this episode:

The government has published more proposed amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill as it passes through the House of Lords – we’ll highlight those that you need to know about
Planning application numbers have plunged to a record low – outside the lockdown period – for the past 10 years

The government has set out how it would implement the planning prohibitions it has promised for developers who have declined to sign its contract committing them to fix unsafe buildings – we’ll explain how they would work.

PLUS the key news stories from the past fortnight.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss.

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In this bonus episode we take a deep dive into the implications of draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regarding the future density of development, including:

How the proposed NPPF revisions change the policies on maintaining appropriate densities and what the government is trying to achieve with this approach
What commentators think about the proposed alterations
How objectors could demonstrate that a scheme is out of character under the proposed changes
The likely future implications for applicants who want to densify development in an area

PLUS the key news stories from the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss.

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In this episode:

The government has published more details of its proposals for replacing the section 106 agreements – the deals setting out how much developers will contribute to the costs of affordable housing and infrastructure needed to support their schemes. What are the implications for developers (and the title of our podcast)?
Last week saw chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget – we’ll explore the implications for planning
And housing secretary Michael Gove has named the developers that could face “planning prohibitions” for not signing his contract to fix unsafe buildings

PLUS we round up some of the other big news stories of the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss.

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In this episode we take a deep dive into the results of Planning’s latest working from home (WfH) survey, including:

Is WfH any more prevalent in council planning teams than in private sector planning teams?
What our survey tells us about how council planning staff feel about the proportion of time they spend working from home
How is it impacting on service quality?
What are the potential solutions to the WFH conundrum, that can deliver operational efficiency, plus team working and team development and morale.

PLUS, what Planning’s latest research tells us about how councils’ five-year land supplies have changed since our last report, including which have lost their positions and which have gained.

And we round up some of the other big news stories of the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready to trade topical planning titbits around the office water-cooler.

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In this episode:

The government has proposed allowing councils to raise their planning application fees by up to 35 per cent this summer, but only if they agree to a wider range of performance metrics – we’ll explain what planners need to know
Sir Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would change the planning system as a ‘first step’ – we’ll explore what is known about the party’s intentions for planning
The Court of Appeal has ruled that local planning authorities may take account of a wide range of factors when considering prior approval applications for upward extensions to properties. We’ll look at the implications

PLUS well also round up some of the other big news stories of the past fortnight

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready to trade topical planning titbits around the office water-cooler

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In this episode:

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as planning minister. We take a deep dive into the implications of this for the sector
Draft changes to national planning policy on promoting ‘beauty’, boosting buildings’ energy efficiency and restricting development of farmland are in the works – we’ll take a look at the likely impact of these changes.

PLUS key news stories from the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for a coffee with the office know-all.

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In this episode:

The government has postponed the introduction of some elements of its biodiversity net gain requirements – we’ll explain what planners need to know
The levelling-up department’s new director of planning is leaving after just four months. We’ll look at the implications
Yet more local plans have been delayed. We’ll explore which councils are involved, and the reasons they are giving

PLUS other big news stories of the past fortnight.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for a coffee with the office know-all.

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In this bonus episode we delve further into the draft changes in the National Planning Policy Framework, including:

The timeline for implementing the proposed amendments, including which ones are due to be introduced first
What the addition to the NPPF of the 35 per cent uplift to housing need for England’s largest urban areas means for the councils affected?

We also cover the appointment of a new housing and planning minister and round up the other important planning news from the past week.

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In this episode:

We’ll explore what planners need to know about the government’s new Environmental Improvement Plan, published last week
A judge has ruled that a planning inspector "erred in law" in his decision to refuse an application to alter a planning permission for a new house, and found that planning guidance on the issue is "confusing”. We’ll explain his concerns
We’ll find out how housing secretary Michael Gove is planning to force developers to fix unsafe buildings by denying them the ability to implement planning permissions

PLUS the most important planning news from the past week

By the end of the show you should be more than ready for any awkward lift meetings with the boss.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

How would the proposed revisions change what councils need to do to demonstrate an adequate supply of sites for housebuilding?
Will the updated NPPF reduce the pressure on councils to grant permissions and allocate land for housing?
Will the proposed revisions make it easier for councils to avoid losing planning powers if housing delivery in their areas is below the government’s benchmarks?
How would the proposed revisions change the tests faced by councils when their local plans are examined, and what are the implications for planners and landowners?

PLUS the key news from the past week.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

New reports of low morale in local authority planning departments
Why one of Scotland’s oldest undergraduate planning courses has stopped recruiting new students
How many local authorities have delayed or withdrawn their local plans in recent months, and why

PLUS we’ll round up some of the other big news stories of the past fortnight

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for the next RTPI branch pub quiz!

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In this bonus episode we’ll explore key Bill amendments agreed in December and their implications for landowners, developers and authorities. Amendments discussed include:

Measures intended to speed up build-out of permissions, including giving councils the power to decline to determine applications from applicants who have been slow to implement previous permissions; and the right for councils to require developers to provide progress reports on their projects
A requirement for water companies to upgrade sewage works to unblock permissions
New powers to allow ministers to "repeal and revoke" planning legislation
PLUS further details on street votes, community land auctions, and changes to self-build rules

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In this episode we’ll explore the government’s consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and other parts of the planning system, including proposed changes to:

What councils have to do to address housing need, demonstrate an adequate supply of housing sites, and show that enough homes are being delivered in their areas
Plan-making and the test of soundness, as well as the requirement for authorities to plan across boundaries
Green belt reviews

PLUS We’ll also be rounding up the other key news that broke over the Christmas and New Year period.

AND in our readers’ choice section, has Jeremy Clarkson surrendered in his planning battle with West Oxfordshire District Council

By the end of the show, you should know enough to persuade your colleagues that you spent Christmas poring over planning policy.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

How the government is proposing to change the planning system following the backbench Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill rebellion
The ministerial moratorium on onshore wind development in England is also apparently over – we look at how the government intends to change the status quo
And the secretary of state’s consent for the Cumbrian coal mine – how did Michael Gove justify his approval

PLUS in our Deep Dive section we’ll be exploring what we learned from our Planning Consultancy Market Report, which we began publishing last week.

AND in our readers’ choice section, we discuss the news that a draft local plan is citing the 2021 census results as a reason to cut provision for 1500 homes.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to win the office planorak of the year contest.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

Rebellions over the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill – how could they change the legislation?
An inspector has cited an allocation in a local plan that was never adopted as justification for allowing an appeal – could this mark the beginning of a trend?
And the government’s autumn statement – the key things you need to know.

PLUS our Deep Dive section reveals what we learned from our recently published survey on the 50 biggest planning authorities.

AND in our readers’ choice section, an inspector slams a council’s rejection of a 1,000-home golf course scheme as ‘irrational and injudicious’

By the end of the show, you should know enough to greet your boss at the Christmas party with confidence.

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In this episode:

What we know about Lucy Frazer – the fifth person to hold the housing and planning minister’s job this year
How a company that aims to win housing permissions for other firms to build won an appeal against the refusal of 290 homes on an unallocated greenfield site
And why permission for a similar sized scheme has been quashed by the courts after an error was found in the way the council assessed it for harmfulness to heritage

PLUS, in our Deep Dive section we explore what a Supreme Court ruling that a 55-year-old planning permission can no longer be implemented means for other developers and landowners potentially relying on old consents

AND in our readers’ choice section, a senior planning inspector advises lawyers not to “resort to theatrics” if they want to help speed up inquiries

By the end of the show, you should know enough to impress your colleagues and bore your family.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

Rishi Sunak’s installation as prime minister – what does it mean for planning?
Michael Gove’s return as levelling up secretary – what’s at the top of his in-tray?
And two of the UK’s biggest firms of planning solicitors consider merging – what might this mean for the planning law sector?

PLUS Investment zones: what kinds of sites are coming forward, and will they survive Liz Truss’s departure as prime minister?

AND in our readers’ choice section, the councillor who now has police protection after an “angry mob” disrupted a community event to protest against a planning approval.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to approach the office coffee machine with confidence.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

Reports that the government will relax the affordable housing and biodiversity demands placed on developers, among other deregulation – will it happen?
The Conservative Party conference – what we learnt
What led an inspector to describe a council as the “epitome of unreasonable behaviour” over its refusal of 700-home scheme?

PLUS our deep dive section explores how the government’s proposal to replace what they call “top-down Stalinist housing targets” with local “incentives” for communities to accept new development might work.

AND in our readers’ choice section, we learn about staff shortages being blamed for a deputy council leader being granted permission by mistake.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to approach the office coffee machine with confidence.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

The promised new bill to speed infrastructure delivery – how has the sector reacted?
The Labour Party conference – what did we learn?
More acquisition news in the consultancy sector, including an unexpected development

PLUS our deep dive section explores the planning implications of the government’s promised investment zones.

AND in our readers’ choice section, we look at a council at risk of being stripped of planning powers because staff shortages are causing delays in processing applications.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to approach the office coffee machine with confidence.

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In the excerpt, sponsored by the law firm Shoosmiths, we’ll be exploring more of the implications of Liz Truss’s installation as Prime Minister.

Our panellists are:

Ike Ijeh, head of housing, architecture and urban space, Policy Exchange

Chris Rumfitt, founder & chief executive, Field Consulting

Karen Howard, partner, Shoosmiths

Richard Garlick, editor, Planning (chair)

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In this episode we’ll explore:

The appointment of Simon Clarke as the new secretary of state for levelling up - what does it mean for planning?
The planning implications of other key ministerial appointments in Liz Truss’s new team
With further delays to local plans continuing to emerge, we’ll examine the reasons behind them

PLUS in our Deep Dive segment, sponsored by Shoosmiths, we explore more of the implications of Liz Truss’s installation as Prime Minister

PLUS, in our readers’ choice section, we report of a five figure fine for a developer who flouted a tree preservation order

By the end of the show, you should know enough to cope with any awkward questions from your boss.

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Our previous episode on Liz Truss’s planning priorities, how a councillor ‘brought his council into disrepute’, and the legal advice that led a council to drop its defence of a 900-home planning refusal, can be found here.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

What Liz Truss’s premiership means for planning: her planning priorities, how quickly her government will act on them, and the implications of the leadership change for the Johnson-era reform programme
How an appeal against the refusal of 900 homes led to a council’s lawyers advising it that they cannot “defend the indefensible”
What was behind a ruling that found an elected member-cum-public affairs consultant had “brought his council into disrepute”
What led up to another councillor being removed from a planning committee for “passing a document not part of the planning papers” to colleagues

PLUS, in our readers’ choice section, we cover a report that a man is being evicted from his shipping container home of 30 years because it did not have planning permission

By the end of the show, you should know enough to cope with any awkward questions from your boss.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

What the decision by two more councils to delay the production of their local plans tells us about the state of plan-making across the country
Why the High Court has ruled that a structure does not need to be physically connected to a building to qualify as a permissible extension in the green belt
How the accountant who illegally built Britain’s biggest man cave ended up in jail for for refusing to start the building’s removal

AND in our deep dive section, we’ll be examining the latest spate of takeovers of big planning consultancies by multidisciplinary North American firms, and asking what is driving them.

PLUS, why an MP told Parliament that it’s time to “make the planning profession sexy again”.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

Why an MP told the House of Commons that councillors in his constituency have “dismally failed” in preparation of their “disgraceful” local plan
The Tory leadership hopefuls’ latest planning proposals
How conflict with an emerging plan led the High Court to quash a successful appeal against the refusal of 475 homes on an unallocated site

And our deep dive section examines the steps the government is taking to tackle the nutrient water pollution problems, and whether they will unblock housing permissions

PLUS, the latest in the long-running planning battle between Jeremy Clarkson and West Oxfordshire District Council.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download from the Planning website.

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In this episode:

The new ministerial line-up at the Department of Levelling Up, and what their appointments might mean for planning
The planning policies set out by Tory leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

A transcript of this podcast is available from the Planning website here.

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In this episode we’ll explore:

Why an Essex council has withdrawn its local plan, despite it being found sound
What the Prime Minister might have meant by his comment that the government will make it easier to convert farm buildings into homes
Why housing secretary Michael Gove corrected his previous suggestion that the new National Planning Policy Framework will be published in July
PLUS we take a deep dive into the official guidance on limiting water pollution from development, which so far is claimed to have blocked 100,000 homes from going forward
And the readers’ choice: A planning committee chair appears in court over alleged planning breaches

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In this episode we’ll explore:

The implications of housing secretary Michael Gove’s announcement that a new draft of the National Planning Policy Framework will be published next month
What Gove’s statement to Parliament that he will take steps to ensure the Planning Inspectorate does not impose unrealistically high housing need figures on communities might mean
Why MPs are concerned about plans for new infrastructure levy proposed in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
And in our deep dive section, regular contributor David Blackman talks about how the levelling-up bill proposes to change strategic planning arrangements

PLUS

The winners of the 2022 Planning Awards

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In this episode we’ll explore:

The implications of the government’s intention to drop the five-year housing land requirement for authorities with up-to-date local plans
How the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proposals would change the current system of planning enforcement
What the latest government data tells us about which authorities are granting the least, and the most, permissions for self-build housing
And, in the deep dive section, the implications of the Planning Inspectorate’s new goals to speed up decision-making

PLUS

Uproar from residents of new estate at housebuilders’ alleged failure to meet planning conditions

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In this episode:

How the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill would change the content, preparation and impact of local plans.
How it would affect the system of collecting contributions from developers towards the cost of the infrastructure needed to address the impact of their schemes.
What the bill and its accompanying documents have said about raising planning application fees, and a summary of the other proposed changes

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In this episode:

Reports that guidance intended to prevent worsening water pollution is blocking the development of 100,000 homes
Why a city council has isolated its planning department for two weeks to clear an applications backlog
The first application to be sent direct to the Planning Inspectorate at a council that’s been stripped of planning powers under the government’s special measures regime

PLUS

Why a council has told a developer to rebuild a grade II listed 18th century pub that was demolished last year

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In this episode:

Reports that next month’s Queen’s Speech will announce the replacement of negotiated section 106 developer contributions with a flat-rate levy
The planning implications of the government’s proposals to increase the country’s energy self-sufficiency
Two councils that have asked the Planning Inspectorate to confirm their housing land supply positions for a year

PLUS

Oscar-winner Ralph Fiennes plays a legendary US planner on the West End stage

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In this episode:

Why the number of councils abandoning or pausing their local plans continues to grow month-on-month
Why consultants Quod and DLP Planning have switched to employee ownership
How councils are likely to respond to the government’s rejection of attempts to block new permitted development rights in central London
How many councils have a long enough pipeline of sites for housebuilding to protect themselves from speculative applications?

PLUS

Oxford’s fibreglass shark disappears from its rooftop home

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In this episode:

Why decision-making on housing applications has been frozen in a large part of the Chilterns

The implications of 42 more councils being subject to water pollution prevention measures that have reportedly already blocked development of 30,000 homes
The acquisition of one of the UK’s largest planning consultancies by a North American firm

PLUS reports of common assault by one councillor on another on a planning site visit

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In this episode:

What reports that Michael Gove will drop the standalone Planning Bill reveal about the the government’s plans for the system
What caused the crisis in processing applications at Calderdale Council?
How the cyber attack at Gloucester City Council has affected the planning service, and how it is responding

PLUS

The planning committee member who opened a coffee shop despite it being denied permission by his own authority.

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In this episode:

Why Uttlesford is the first council to be stripped of planning powers for poor decision-making
What Stuart Andrews' appointment as planning minister means for the sector
Why Basildon Council wants to withdraw its local plan, and what happens next.

PLUS Housebuilder Redrow says the planning system has reached its "lowest point"

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In this episode:

What the levelling up white paper means for planning
The challenges facing planning authorities in 2022-23, and how they expect to deal with them
The latest ministerial signals on the future direction of planning policy

PLUS more of the last fortnight’s most important news

AND Gary Lineker takes the retrospective route

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In this episode:

Which councils have weaker or stronger planning positions as a result of this month’s Housing Delivery Test results
Key things you need to know about how the government has fleshed out its proposals to make new development deliver increased biodiversity
The latest ministerial signals on the future direction of planning policy

PLUS Women in the planning consultancy sector: which consultants have the highest proportion of female planners in their teams and their boardrooms

AND Ed Sheeran plans to dig deep

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In this episode:

Key news from the past month, including:

Local authority planning officers detail experiences of stress, burnout and abuse
Researchers predict which councils will fail this year’s housing delivery test and face the penalty of losing planning powers
Previously temporary permitted development rights that allow markets to be held outdoors and hospitality businesses to put up marquees on their land without requiring a planning application are to be made permanent, despite both councils and the government’s heritage adviser saying the move would be premature

PLUS Deep dive: What differentiated two big Taylor Wimpy housing schemes, only one of which was deemed to have adequate road infrastructure support

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In this episode:

Deep dive: how planning authorities and developers can meet their new legal duty to boost biodiversity
Key news from the past seven days, including:
Parliamentary questions on why neither the National Planning Policy Framework nor national planning guidance includes a green belt safeguard from 2015 ministerial statement
Lack of a link road scuppers scheme for 1,100 homes

PLUS Why a permission has been granted to demolish a none year old housing scheme

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In this episode:

What the Environment Act means for planning
Early indications of the new Department for Levelling Up’s approach to planning policy- and decision-making
Key findings from our Planning Consultancy Market Report 2021

PLUS Members overrule officers to approve a green belt solar farm in Brentwood

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In this episode:* The fallout from the Prime Minister’s inference that greenfield housebuilding is unnecessary * Key recent news stories: Early indications of Michael Gove’s approach to planning as the new secretary of state; The Autumn Budget’s implications for the sector; and a council calls for ‘respect and tolerance’ following ‘threats, aggression and intimidation’

PLUS* “Readers’ Choice’: the news story that readers have flocked to

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In this episode:

The implications of the government’s softening of the penalties faced by councils who deliver fewer homes than they should
Key recent news stories: The impact of the Prime Minister’s inference that greenfield housebuilding is unnecessary; a potentially significant refusal on design grounds of 307 homes in an area with a significant housing supply shortage; and the authorities in danger of special measures designation for having the most decisions overturned at appeal

PLUS

Why is this podcast called ‘Room 106’?
And “Readers’ Choice’: the news story that doesn’t seem that important to day-to-day working life, but which readers have flocked to

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