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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 postponed the introduction of some elements of its biodiversity net gain requirements – we’ll explain what planners need to know 
• The levelling-up department’s new director of planning is leaving after just four months. We’ll look at the implications 
• Yet more local plans have been delayed. We’ll explore which councils are involved, and the reasons they are giving 

PLUS other big news stories of the past fortnight.

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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In this bonus episode we delve further into the draft changes in the National Planning Policy Framework, including: 

• The timeline for implementing the proposed amendments, including which ones are due to be introduced first 
• What the addition to the NPPF of the 35 per cent uplift to housing need for England’s largest urban areas means for the councils affected?

We also cover the appointment of a new housing and planning minister and round up the other important planning news from the past week.

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

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In this episode: 

• We’ll explore what planners need to know about the government’s new Environmental Improvement Plan, published last week 
• A judge has ruled that a planning inspector "erred in law" in his decision to refuse an application to alter a planning permission for a new house, and found that planning guidance on the issue is "confusing”. We’ll explain his concerns
• We’ll find out how housing secretary Michael Gove is planning to force developers to fix unsafe buildings by denying them the ability to implement planning permissions 

PLUS the most important planning news from the past week

By the end of the show you should be more than ready for any awkward lift meetings with the boss.

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 we’ll explore: 

• How would the proposed revisions change what councils need to do to demonstrate an adequate supply of sites for housebuilding?
• Will the updated NPPF reduce the pressure on councils to grant permissions and allocate land for housing?
• Will the proposed revisions make it easier for councils to avoid losing planning powers if housing delivery in their areas is below the government’s benchmarks? 
• How would the proposed revisions change the tests faced by councils when their local plans are examined, and what are the implications for planners and landowners?

PLUS the key news from the past week.

A transcript of the podcast is available on Planning's 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’ll explore: 

• New reports of low morale in local authority planning departments
• Why one of Scotland’s oldest undergraduate planning courses has stopped recruiting new students
• How many local authorities have delayed or withdrawn their local plans in recent months, and why

PLUS we’ll 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 for the next RTPI branch pub quiz!

A transcript of the podcast is available to read on Planning's website here. 

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In this bonus episode we’ll explore key Bill amendments agreed in December and their implications for landowners, developers and authorities. Amendments discussed include: 

• Measures intended to speed up build-out of permissions, including giving councils the power to decline to determine applications from applicants who have been slow to implement previous permissions; and the right for councils to require developers to provide progress reports on their projects 
• A requirement for water companies to upgrade sewage works to unblock permissions
• New powers to allow ministers to "repeal and revoke" planning legislation
• PLUS further details on street votes, community land auctions, and changes to self-build rules

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

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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’ll explore the government’s consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and other parts of the planning system, including proposed changes to:

• What councils have to do to address housing need, demonstrate an adequate supply of housing sites, and show that enough homes are being delivered in their areas
• Plan-making and the test of soundness, as well as the requirement for authorities to plan across boundaries
• Green belt reviews

PLUS We’ll also be rounding up the other key news that broke over the Christmas and New Year period.

AND in our readers’ choice section, has Jeremy Clarkson surrendered in his planning battle with West Oxfordshire District Council

By the end of the show, you should know enough to persuade your colleagues that you spent Christmas poring over planning policy. 

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

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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’ll explore:

• How the government is proposing to change the planning system following the backbench Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill rebellion
• The ministerial moratorium on onshore wind development in England is also apparently over – we look at how the government intends to change the status quo
• And the secretary of state’s consent for the Cumbrian coal mine – how did Michael Gove justify his approval

PLUS in our Deep Dive section we’ll be exploring what we learned from our Planning Consultancy Market Report, which we began publishing last week.

AND in our readers’ choice section, we discuss the news that a draft local plan is citing the 2021 census results as a reason to cut provision for 1500 homes.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to win the office planorak of the year contest. 

A transcript of the podcast is 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 we’ll explore:

• Rebellions over the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill – how could they change the legislation?
• An inspector has cited an allocation in a local plan that was never adopted as justification for allowing an appeal – could this mark the beginning of a trend?
• And the government’s autumn statement – the key things you need to know.

PLUS our Deep Dive section reveals what we learned from our recently published survey on the 50 biggest planning authorities.

AND in our readers’ choice section, an inspector slams a council’s rejection of a 1,000-home golf course scheme as ‘irrational and injudicious’ 

By the end of the show, you should know enough to greet your boss at the Christmas party with confidence. 

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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:

• What we know about Lucy Frazer – the fifth person to hold the housing and planning minister’s job this year
• How a company that aims to win housing permissions for other firms to build won an appeal against the refusal of 290 homes on an unallocated greenfield site 
• And why permission for a similar sized scheme has been quashed by the courts after an error was found in the way the council assessed it for harmfulness to heritage

PLUS, in our Deep Dive section we explore what a Supreme Court ruling that a 55-year-old planning permission can no longer be implemented means for other developers and landowners potentially relying on old consents

AND in our readers’ choice section, a senior planning inspector advises lawyers not to “resort to theatrics” if they want to help speed up inquiries

By the end of the show, you should know enough to impress your colleagues and bore your family. 

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

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