{"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/6a3b915f26f9b8cadeae8a1b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep209: Starmer resigns with Burnham poised to replace him; plus nine councils placed in planning ‘special measures’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c468f62eb8001374102f/1782288647335-a70676fd-9d7c-4a0f-9e0b-e31cde5a1856.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we’ll be discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The resignation of the Prime Minister, with new MP and former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham poised to take over – how has the sector reacted and what might this mean for planning and development?</li><li>Planning minister Matthew Pennycook placing nine councils in special measures for poor-quality decision-making on major planning applications – the first such designations made under the Labour administration;</li><li>And a “shocked” civic society accusing a city council of making AI-generated errors in a planning application heritage statement.</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"}