{"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/6a0d77180797376c6e5bb99d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep203: How far the government has got in recruiting its 1,400 promised new planners","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1779283807106-2a0fecbd-38d7-43c2-a2ea-c50d9cd5ac7b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be discussing <em>Planning</em>’s investigation into the Labour government’s much-trumpeted promise to recruit 1,400 extra planning officers for councils before the end of the current parliament. We’ll be examining:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What was promised;&nbsp;</li><li>Progress to date and how likely the pledge is to be delivered;</li><li>And the impact it could have on under-resourced council planning teams.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Key planning news, and why it is important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @PlanningMag&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"}