50 Shades of Planning

Hitting the High Notes - Simon Ricketts


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This episode is another in the Hitting The High Notes series.

If you have not listened to one before the basic proposition is that Sam Stafford chats to preeminent figures in the planning and property sectors about the six planning permissions or projects that helped to shape them as professionals.

And, so that Listeners can get to know people a little better personally, for every project or stage of their career Sam also asks his guests for a piece of music that reminds them of that period. Think of it as town planning’s equivalent of Desert Island Discs.

Unlike Desert Island Discs you will not hear any of that music during the episode because using commercially-licensed music without the copyright holders permission or a very expensive PRS licensing agreement could land Sam in hot water, so, when you have finished listening, you will have to make do with You Tube videos and a Spotify playlist, links to which you will find below.

Sam's guest for this episode of Hitting The High Notes is self-proclaimed ubiquitous planning lawyer and 50 Shades stalwart Simon Ricketts, who was the number one-ranked planning solicitor in last years’ Planning Magazine law survey.  

Their conversation was recorded at Soho Radio Studios in London back in May last year and takes in Simon's full and fascinating career. They talk about what makes a good client, a good consultant and a good project team; about how scratching a creative itch can lend one towards thought leadership; and about how to maintain an indie ethos whilst climbing the corporate ladder.

Some accompanying listening.

Simon’s Spotify Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1W2IbJrD7lsLEfQ8XLxUwQ?si=bd98cfd052fb4098

A New England - Kirsty MacColl

https://youtu.be/Vnzpg5GgQCo?si=n-78J1RCuwRo9wmP

Missing - Everything But The Girl

https://youtu.be/U56Ns66Qrb8?si=Ulk_jTwlBGKb0E-H

Beat Surrender - The Jam

https://youtu.be/MHP0UxBuuGQ?si=1UBTSuFCFE1E9WSS

Fight Test – The Flaming Lips

https://youtu.be/fye1XtXQn9s?si=1SDPjiRSRmmoVvhx

Boredom – Buzzcocks

https://youtu.be/QoYiQ8Qsozk?si=8jp64JKmEroPa8KG

I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King

https://youtu.be/6913KnbMpHM?si=pqBQiX_HP2p0L8cC

Episode 32: Legal Eagles

https://pod.co/50-shades-of-planning/legal-eagles

50 Shades T-Shirts!

If you have listened to Episode 45 of the 50 Shades of Planning you will have heard Clive Betts say that...

'In the Netherlands planning is seen as part of the solution. In the UK, too often, planning is seen as part of the problem'.

Sam said in reply that that would look good on a t-shirt and it does. Further details can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2021/07/50-shades-of-planning-t-shirts.html

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