Room 106

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining:What the new National Planning Policy Framework’s simplified heritage impact test means for planners and developers.Why new application call-in powers for mayors could have a game-changing effect on decision-making.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 @planningMagRoom 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 episode, we’ll be taking a close look at the government’s surprise announcement of a review of its long-standing local government reorganisation programme. We’ll also be discussing:A Reform UK council mayor declaring he is “extremely unhappy” that planning officers failed to bring a 910-home green belt plan to committee on time.The chancellor announcing that a mechanism to allow Parliament to designate and approve major energy schemes that are of “critical national importance” will be extended to all nationally significant infrastructure projects.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 episode, we’ll be discussing:All the planning news from the Reform UK party conference last weekend.Two new local plan interventions by planning minister Matthew Pennycook.The housing secretary and the planning minister telling councils to “scale up” housing delivery immediately and urging them to “make full use of section 106 opportunities”.And breaking news that the government has paused its roll-out of local government reorganisation.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:The implications of the rise of so-called “appeal-ready” planning applications – what are they, why are they more common and what does it mean for planning professionals?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 episode, we’ll unsurprisingly be discussing last week’s publication of the final version of the new and heavily rewritten National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including:The transitional arrangements for local authorities;New requirements for densification of development;Significant changes to the long-established presumption in favour of sustainable development;And notable revisions to the heritage impact test and policies on green belt, decision-making, local plan-making and strategic planning.We’ll also be rounding up the other key non-NPPF news from the past week to make sure you’re fully informed on all the goings-on in the planning 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.

The latest edition of our monthly series examining the key recent appeal and court decisions, in which we speak to technical editor David Dewar, who compiles Planning’s long-running Casebook section. This month, we’ll be discussing:How the refusal of an 800-home mixed-use scheme highlights how specific “footnote 9” policies have to be met when an area is subject to the National Planning Policy Framework’s “tilted balance”.The importance of unmet need as a consideration in an inspector’s decision to allow a proposal for a very large employment development on a greenfield site in the West Midlands.How a key court ruling clarifies the lawfulness of planning officers sharing draft committee reports with applicants before meetings. The final three decisions on nationally important solar farms by former energy secretary Ed Miliband.How inspectors are dealing with a London borough’s approach to air-conditioning units and its “cooling hierarchy” policy.More information on all these cases can be found in the August edition of 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 special edition, we’ll be giving our first-take briefing on the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including:The easing of planning rules for development around train stations – how these measures have been relaxed in some ways, but tightened up in others.The dropping of proposals in the draft for tougher affordable housing requirements.Giving councils more leeway to set their own energy-efficiency standards.And increased protections for national parks and landscapes.We'll also be discussing two other big planning announcements from the government this week: Its response to a consultation on measures seeking to streamline the statutory consultee system – the organisations that have had their statutory consultee status removed, and those that have retained it.And the long-awaited results of the delayed housing delivery test, including which councils are facing its most severe penalty.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.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 episode, we’ll be discussing:The High Court quashing a council’s consent for a Premier League football club’s green belt training ground following a “serious” failure by planning officers to disclose background papers on the environmental impacts.A series of decisions by planning minister Matthew Pennycook, including the overturning of a council’s approval of plans for a mixed-use scheme comprising 3,500 homes and an 8,000-seat stadium due to health risks.The government relaxing height limits on solar panels that can be installed without a planning application.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.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.