Sam Stafford was in Manchester last week and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Lisa Tye, Andrew Johnston and Louise Fountain to discuss some of the issues of the day.  

In a conversation recorded at Reform Radio they talked about the imminent changes to appeal guidance; they talked about the design and placemaking PPG consultation; they talked about affordable housing delivery and the misalignment between Home England’s grant funding and Section 106 requirements; they went back to design and placemaking to talk about Design Review; and towards the end they talked about LPAs charging for invalid applications. The general theme of the discussion though, and hence the title of this episode, was set by a phrase that Lisa used at the start of the discussion and which seems to capture the mood of the moment, certainly as far as the development industry is concerned.

Some accompanying reading.

All Change: Strategic Plans and Planning Appeals Revamped

Don’t Be An April Fool: Written Reps Planning Appeals Are About To Get Faster But Also Riskier

Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance

Design, delivery and the space in between: early reflections on the new Design & Placemaking PPG

It’s great that London has new design advocates. But what about elsewhere?

How long is a piece of string?

Council planning appeal budget spent in four months

Council can now charge for invalid planning applications

Some accompanying listening.

Mass Appeal – Gangstarr

Any other business.

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