{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/66585f9f34a87000121e2f0d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep96: Labour's new towns policy, the general election announcement, plus a council accusing a charity of local plan 'misinformation'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1717067416138-8a801a8c26762f931d7d94f81b87ac24.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this&nbsp;episode,&nbsp;we will be discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Labour Party’s new towns policy;</li><li>The Prime Minister’s surprise announcement of a general election;</li><li>Parliamentary&nbsp;public spending&nbsp;watchdog, the National Audit Office, criticises the government’s new biodiversity net gain requirement;</li><li>A&nbsp;council accuses a branch of a countryside charity of spreading “misinformation” about its emerging local plan.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.</p><p><br></p><p>Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind&nbsp;<em>Planning</em>&nbsp;magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. Find the latest planning news at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://planningresource.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">planningresource.co.uk</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/PlanningMag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@planningMag</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Planning magazine"}