Room 106

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:

• Take a look at the Labour party’s statement that it would “reintroduce requirements on local areas to build in line with local housing need” if it came to power
• Expand on what a senior civil servant has told MPs regarding the government’s proposed replacement for the duty on local authorities to co-operate on meeting housing need
• Consider the latest agreed amendments to the levelling up bill, including a power for authorities to refuse to determine any applications from slow-building developers across their entire areas

PLUS we’ll round up the other big news stories of the past fortnight.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download shortly. 

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into a recent court judgment with lessons for any applications for infrastructure intended to support large-scale housing development, covering:

• The approach that Tewkesbury Borough Council took in determining the original application
• How the High Court ruled on the case last year and how the Appeal Court found fault with the ruling
• The likely practical implications of the judgment for councils. 

PLUS we’ll round up all the key news stories of the past week.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download shortly. 

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In this episode we:

• Highlight how the government plans to give local authorities more control over the conversion of homes into short term lets.
• Explore the implications of the secretary of state’s rejection of an application for 165 homes, partly because of what the planning minister called its “generic suburban” design.
• Investigate why some councils and developers have been getting into trouble in appeals and the courts.

PLUS we’ll round up the big news stories of the past fortnight.

AND has the unlawful builder of “Britain’s biggest man cave” suddenly run out of road?

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly. 

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In this bonus episode we take a deep dive into the government’s latest proposals for its new Infrastructure Levy, including

• How it would change the system of securing contributions from developers towards infrastructure and affordable housing. 
• Has the government succeeded in creating a simpler system?
• Will it make any new requirements of applicants and authorities?
• What needs to be done before it is implemented, and when is that due to happen?
• And is there any danger that it won't be introduced at all?

PLUS we’ll also be exploring our research into which consultants have the highest proportion of female planners.

AND we’ll round up the key news stories from the past week. 

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here. 

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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:

• The government has published more proposed amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill as it passes through the House of Lords – we’ll highlight those that you need to know about
• Planning application numbers have plunged to a record low – outside the lockdown period – for the past 10 years 

The government has set out how it would implement the planning prohibitions it has promised for developers who have declined to sign its contract committing them to fix unsafe buildings – we’ll explain how they would work.

PLUS the key news stories from the past fortnight. 

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly. 

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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 bonus episode we take a deep dive into the implications of draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regarding the future density of development, including:

• How the proposed NPPF revisions change the policies on maintaining appropriate densities and what the government is trying to achieve with this approach
• What commentators think about the proposed alterations
• How objectors could demonstrate that a scheme is out of character under the proposed changes
• The likely future implications for applicants who want to densify development in an area

PLUS the key news stories from the past week. 

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss. 

A transcript of the podcast will be available shortly. 

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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:

• The government has published more details of its proposals for replacing the section 106 agreements – the deals setting out how much developers will contribute to the costs of affordable housing and infrastructure needed to support their schemes. What are the implications for developers (and the title of our podcast)?
• Last week saw chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget – we’ll explore the implications for planning 
• And housing secretary Michael Gove has named the developers that could face “planning prohibitions” for not signing his contract to fix unsafe buildings

PLUS we round up some of the other big news stories of the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for any awkward car journey to a site meeting with the boss. 

A transcript of the podcast is available to download from the Planning website here. 

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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 take a deep dive into the results of Planning’s latest working from home (WfH) survey, including:

• Is WfH any more prevalent in council planning teams than in private sector planning teams?
• What our survey tells us about how council planning staff feel about the proportion of time they spend working from home
• How is it impacting on service quality?
• What are the potential solutions to the WFH conundrum, that can deliver operational efficiency, plus team working and team development and morale.

PLUS, what Planning’s latest research tells us about how councils’ five-year land supplies have changed since our last report, including which have lost their positions and which have gained.

And we round up some of the other big news stories of the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready to trade topical planning titbits around the office water-cooler. 

A transcript of the podcast is available to download from the Planning website here. 

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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: 

• The government has proposed allowing councils to raise their planning application fees by up to 35 per cent this summer, but only if they agree to a wider range of performance metrics – we’ll explain what planners need to know 
• Sir Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would change the planning system as a ‘first step’ – we’ll explore what is known about the party’s intentions for planning
• The Court of Appeal has ruled that local planning authorities may take account of a wide range of factors when considering prior approval applications for upward extensions to properties. We’ll look at the implications

PLUS well also round up some of the other big news stories of the past fortnight

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready to trade topical planning titbits around the office water-cooler 

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download from Planning's website shortly.

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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: 

• Rachel Maclean has been appointed as planning minister. We take a deep dive into the implications of this for the sector
• Draft changes to national planning policy on promoting ‘beauty’, boosting buildings’ energy efficiency and restricting development of farmland are in the works – we’ll take a look at the likely impact of these changes.

PLUS key news stories from the past week.

By the end of the show, you should be more than ready for a coffee with the office know-all.

A transcript of the podcast will be available to download from the Planning website shortly. 

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