In this special mid season episode, we are joined by Chris Katkowski – a member of the Government’s Task force that produced the white paper and also England’s top rated planning QC.

We are discussing the latest planning regulation changes that were released a short time ago.

You can view the White Paper by clicking here.

This week is our final episode of series one, and we have decided to end as we started; just with the five of us. As before, there is no charge for the event, but we would encourage you to make a modest donation to the NHS Combined Charity Page or whichever local charity you may prefer.

Cases of the Week

PINS/MHCLG Decisions of the Week 

Plus “Praise of the Week” and “Nudge of the Week”

This week our special guest is Tim Goodwin BSc (Hons) MSc MIEnvSc  MCIEEM, Director of Ecology Solutions Ltd.

Cases of the Week

Garland v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs [20202] EWHC 1814 (Admin) a claim challenging an order modifying the Definitive Map to change the status of a highway from footpath to bridleway.

PINS/MHCLG Decisions of the Week

Two Secretary of State decisions allowing appeals, both taken in the context of 5 yr HLS being demonstrated (1) For up to 600 dwellings & a local centre in Norfolk raising cumulative heritage impacts & Hab Regs issues  (2) A determination finally allowing Muller Property Group’s appeals at Nantwich  for a residentially led mixed use scheme including 189 dwellings plus a new access road.

Our Special Topic of the Week

After the Environment Secretary’s speech this week. Does Brexit provide the opportunity to rid planning of an unduly complex system of European ecological control?

This week, we’re joined by special guest Sue Manns FRTPI FRGS FRSA, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute 2020.

We will not be joined by Charles Banner QC of Keating Chambers this week, as he and his wife will be in the delivery suite. Everyone at HWGPNFY wish to pass on to Charlie and Tetyana and their daughter Kathleen all of their love and best wishes; and would invite Charlie to know that this is only free pass that you get!

This week we are joined by Charlotte Morphet, joint Chair of Women in Planning. One of the most influential planners of her generation and champion of diversity issues.

This week our special guest is Victoria Hills MRTPI FICE Chief Executive at the Royal Town Planning Institute.

This week our special guest is Nigel Jones BSc FRICS ACIArb, a director of Chesters Harcourt based in Yeovil, Somerset, who sat on the RICS Panel on Financial Viability and acted as an Assessor on viability for PINS.

This week our special guest is David Rudlin, Principal and a director of URBED (Urbanism Environment and Design), an Honorary Professor at Manchester University and past Chair of the Academy of Urbanism. In 2014 he was also the winner of the Wolfson Economics Prize. David is one of the authors of the Policy Exchange papers entitled ‘Planning Anew’.

Our special guest this week is the world-class architect, artist, author, poet and founder of Ian Ritchie Architects and Rice Francis Ritchie, design engineers, Ian Ritchie CBE, RA Dip Arch (Dist), PCL, ARB, RIBA, RIAI, MIASBE, FRSA, FSFE, FSHARE, Hon FAIA, Hon FRIAS, Hon FRAM, Hon MCSA, Hon D Litt. Ian’s firm designed the glass pyramids and sculpture courts at the Louvre and the stainless steel Spire in Dublin.

This week we are joined by a very special guest Lord Matthew Taylor, a giant in the planning world – author of numerous seminal works including The Taylor report, aka “bonfire of the circulars”, a long-term champion of Garden Communities and part of the team that led to NPPF1 and PPG.