Hitting The High Notes is town planning’s equivalent of Desert Island Discs. In these episodes 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 we can get to know people a little better personally, for every permission or project Sam asks his guests for a piece of music that reminds them of that period of their career.

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 to this episode, you will have to make do with YouTube videos and a Spotify playlist, links to which you will find below.

Sam's guest for this episode of Hitting The High Notes is Victoria Hills, Chief Executive of the RTPI. Their conversation takes in Victoria's early work at Wycombe District Council, her move, via Steer Davies Gleave, to the Greater London Authority and from there her role at the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation.

Victoria's song selections.

Born Slippy (Nuxx) by Underworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMrrleH_hI

Empire State Of Mind Part (II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHagigQRKqU

One Day Like This by Elbow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NFV8dHrZYM

We Built This City by Starship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ&list=PL6wOMbu1YOMf3upseLQzqThCAnl4iMjxf&index=162

Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd

https://youtu.be/YR5ApYxkU-U

You Get What You Give by New Radicals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7-CKirWZE

Victoria's Spotify playlist.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5IxkETjpfPe4rAMsUnr87y?si=LEgI_Y_RQnW0yYM9JTlK6Q