Room 106

In this Deep Dive edition, we will be previewing the local and mayoral elections taking place later this week. We will be discussing:Where they are happening.What the results are expected to show at a national level.What this is likely to mean for planning and development at a local level. We will also highlight the key battlegrounds that are likely to have the greatest impact on planning and development.Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

This week, we will be: Revealing the councils with the most grey belt land in England.Discussing the latest developments around how councils are reacting to the new grey belt national policy. In addition, we will examine: How two local authorities have avoided the housing delivery test’s most severe penalty after persuading central government to ‘recalculate’ their score. The first court ruling to outline the scope of a new “protected landscapes” legal duty. Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

This is the second edition of our new monthly series examining the key appeal and court decisions from the past four weeks.As before, we speak to technical editor David Dewar, who compiles the long-running Casebook section of Planning. This week, we will be discussing: Two notable appeal decisions, one of which centres on the flood risk sequential and exception tests in national policy and the other a secretary of state decision on plans for a motorway service station on green belt. How new national planning policy on green belt is prompting inspectors to consider whether some green belt sites prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another and therefore can be considered ‘grey belt’.A Court of Appeal decision that postponed an enforcement case concerning the demolition of ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ until criminal proceedings on the matter have been completed.More information on all these cases can be found in the April edition of Monthly Casebook on Planning Resource. Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

In this Deep Dive edition, we will be examining:Why a Court of Appeal ruling means that planners will need to pay greater attention to changes to national Planning Practice Guidance.Why councils are refunding householders hit by massive community infrastructure levy bills.Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

This week, we will be examining: The chancellor’s spring statement, in which she announced the independent fiscal watchdog’s forecasted impact of the government's revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on housing delivery and economic growth. The second reading of the government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill. A key green belt appeal decision, in which the new grey belt designation in national policy was a central consideration.Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining how and why a Cambridgeshire council's planning department implemented a four-day working week and the impact on its performance.We’ll also be rounding up the key planning news from the past week to make sure you’re up to speed on all the goings-on in the sector. Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

This week, we are launching the first of a new monthly series examining the key appeal and court decisions from the past four weeks.Joining me is our technical editor David Dewar who compiles our long-running Casebook section of Planning's weekly bulletin and formerly the magazine, which highlights the key appeal and legal decisions from that week.This week, we will be discussing: Two notable green belt appeal decisions, one of which concerns the new grey belt designation in national policy and the other the new test around brownfield development. Appeal decision trends showing how the new national policy on calculating housing need is causing housing land supply positions to worsen in a number of local authorities.A Court of Appeal decision that clarifies how national planning practice guidance carries the same weight as the National Planning Policy Framework.More information on all these cases can be found in the March edition of Monthly Casebook on Planning Resource.Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

This week, we will be examining the government’s publication of its flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill, focusing on the following measures:Allowing councils to set their own planning application fees up to the level of cost recovery.Changing decision-making by planning committees.Introducing formal strategic planning arrangements. Setting up a centralised nature restoration fund that developers would contribute to.In addition, we discuss the housing ministry’s simultaneous announcement of changes to the way that statutory consultees are involved in the development management process.We’ll also be rounding up the key planning news from the past week to make sure you’re up to speed on all the goings-on in the sector. Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining:Why many developers are predicting that planning application volumes – particularly for new homes – will rise sharply this year following the Labour government’s wide-ranging changes to the planning system. Whether the planning system will be able to cope in the event of a hike in application numbers.We’ll also be rounding up the key planning news from the past week, including the publication of the government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill, to make sure you’re up to speed on all the goings-on in the sector. Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 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.