{"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/69e8ab5bd2febdbec9f09248?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep198: Why councillor criticism of planning officers in committee meetings appears to be on the rise","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1776855805924-062c4db4-3c7c-4f5c-a139-879fe2197f59.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be taking a close look at two issues relating to planning committees that we recently covered in-depth on Planning Resource. We’ll be discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why councillor criticism of planning officers in committee meetings appears to be on the rise.</li><li>Government proposals to delegate more planning decisions to officers to determine, rather than elected members.</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"}