{"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/66b3ad385063c053dfb3b8c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep106: How the new standard method will affect councils' housing need levels and ministerial announcements on local plan preparation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1723051313370-dda65f63-fd88-42ff-82fd-2d39345fd470.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we look in more detail at the government's big planning announcements last week.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The councils that would see their housing need rise most under the government’s proposed new assessment method.</li><li>The Planning Inspectorate warning the housing minister that his hard line on local plan examination delays will lead to more strategies being either recommended for withdrawal or found unsound.</li><li>The deputy prime minister Angela Rayner telling councils to rework advanced plans that provide significantly fewer homes than the levels produced by her new local housing need method.&nbsp;</li><li>Rayner recommitting the government to its 13-week target for ministerial planning decisions.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind <em>Planning</em>&nbsp;magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years.&nbsp;</p><p>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 was the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24. It was also highly commended in the Best Use of Audio category in the Association of Online Publishers’ Digital Publishing Awards 2024<strong>.</strong></p>","author_name":"Planning magazine"}