{"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/6970bee44ed4c50b031a1cf9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep183: Two councils’ planning services hit by cyber-attacks, plus Pennycook’s affordable housing intervention","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1768996563963-e8aa3244-d42a-4d90-a962-5d7a96078a8a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we’ll be discussing:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Two councils revealing that their planning services have been hit by cyber-attacks.&nbsp;</li><li>The&nbsp;planning minister unveiling fresh details on the government’s new towns programme, including that it will consult on its preferred locations for the proposed settlements in the “coming weeks”.&nbsp;</li><li>The same minister telling inspectors and councils that they should take a “pragmatic” approach to developers’ requests to modify planning consents to enable lower affordable housing contributions.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Key planning news, and why it is important, brought to you by the team behind <em>Planning </em>magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Find the latest planning news at <a href=\"http://planningresource.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">planningresource.co.uk</a> and <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.</p>","author_name":"Planning magazine"}