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Key recent 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 nearly 50 years. planningresource.co.uk  @planningMag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 17: The council that withdrew a sound local plan, Gove backtracks on the NPPF revision timeline PLUS the guidance on limiting water pollution that is blocking housing permissions explained 29.06.2022

In this episode we’ll explore: Why an Essex council has withdrawn its local plan, despite it being found sound What the Prime Minister might have meant by his comment that the government will make it easier to convert farm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...

Ep16: Implications of next month’s promised NPPF ‘update’, Gove’s plan to rein in PINS on housing need and the levelling-up bill’s proposals to change strategic planning 14.06.2022

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’ll explore: The implications of housing secretary Michael Gove’s announcement that a new draft of the National Planning Policy Framework will be published...

Ep15: More Levelling Up Bill analysis, the councils granting the least self-build permissions and PINS’ goals to speed up decision-making 31.05.2022

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’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 Lev...

Ep14: Your 30-minute guide to how the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will change the planning system 18.05.2022

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: 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 contributi...

Ep13: Pollution concerns hold up 100,000 new homes, a council takes drastic steps to clear an applications backlog, and more of the latest planning news  05.05.2022

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 out more at  planningresource.co.uk  and follow on @planningMag In this episode:   Reports that guidance intended to prevent worsening water pollution is blocking the development of 100,000 homes...

Ep12: The reported demise of section 106, government proposals to change planning for energy and the rest of the week’s key news 21.04.2022

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 out more at  planningresource.co.uk  and follow on @planningMag In this episode: Reports that next month’s Queen’s Speech will announce the replacement of negotiated section 106 developer contributions...

Ep11: Councils go slow on plan-making, miss housing land supply targets, and the rest of the week’s key news 08.04.2022

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  @planning Mag 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 switche...

Ep10: Chilterns decision-making frozen, areas where housebuilding is limited by water pollution double, plus other key news, plus other key news 24.03.2022

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: 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 wat...

Ep9: The Planning Bill’s reported demise, the crisis at Calderdale Council and another authority under cyber attack 08.03.2022

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   @planning Mag 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 i...

Ep8: 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, plus more of the last fortnight’s most important news 22.02.2022

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. planningesource.co.uk   @planning Mag 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 mini...

Ep7: What the levelling up white paper means for planning, the challenges facing planning authorities in 2022-23, plus more of the last fortnight’s most important news 08.02.2022

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: What the levelling up white paper means for planning The challenges facing planning authorities in 2022-23, and how they expect to deal with the...

Ep6: The councils whose planning position has been weakened by the housing delivery test results, plus more of the last fortnight’s most important news 27.01.2022

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 nearly 50 years. Planningresource.co.uk   @PlanningMag 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...

Ep5: Council officers in crisis, housing delivery test result forecasts and newly permanent PD rights 12.01.2022

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 nearly 50 years.  Planningresource.co.uk   @PlanningMag In this episode: Key news from the past month, including: Local authority planning officers detail experiences of stress, burnout and abuse  Researchers pr...

Ep4: How the new legal duty to boost biodiversity can be met, plus the key news from last week 07.12.2021

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 nearly 50 years.  planningresource.co.uk  @PlanningMag 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, includ...

Ep3: DLUHC’s emerging approach, Environment Act implications and the Planning Consultancy Market Report 2021 01.12.2021

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 nearly 50 years. planningresource.co.uk  @planningMag 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-makin...

Ep2: The key planning news, plus the PM’s greenfield pledge 11.11.2021

Key recent 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 nearly 50 years.  planningresource.co.uk  @PlanningMag In this episode: The fallout from the Prime Minister’s inference that greenfield housebuilding is unnecessary Key recent news stories: Early indications o...

Ep1: Welcome to Room 106 04.11.2021

Key recent 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.  planningresource.co.uk  @PlanningMag 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 impa...

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