Room 106

In this edition, we will be discussing: Why a series of councils are cutting their housing targets and green belt release levels in their draft local plans;How new affordability data impacts local housing need levels;The latest on Labour’s green belt policies. PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining a legal change from the government that aims to make it easier for developers to amend planning permissions.We discuss:What exactly the change is and why the government has made it;Recent court rulings that have made it harder for developers to amend permissions;How effective the change is likely to be;The implications for developers and councils.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining the implications for developers and councils of the government’s proposals to introduce an "accelerated planning system" for large commercial applications.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this episode, we will be taking a closer look at:A Tory council being removed from planning performance special measures after just three months;The latest update from the Labour Party’s emerging planning policies;Police being asked to investigate a ‘threatening’ incident, which took place at a planning committee meeting following a housing approval.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this 'Deep Dive' edition, we’ll be examining government proposals to revise national planning policy to encourage councils to prioritise brownfield land development.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this extra, extended episode, we will be taking a closer look at the lessons learned by the pioneers of the mandatory new authority-wide design codes.The episode covers:What authorities need to do;The key challenges encountered by those leading the way;Five important lessons they have learned.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 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this episode, we will be taking a closer look at: The key planning announcements made by the government alongside the Budget earlier this month, including a consultation on introducing an "accelerated planning system" and a clampdown on extension of time agreements, plus much more; The government's designation of two more councils in special measures for poor planning performance.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.

In this bonus edition, we discuss a recent investigation by Planning on the impact of cost-saving management consultants on council planning services, asking:What is this cost-saving process and why are so many councils doing it?Why are planning officers concerned about it?What examples are there of local authorities that have undergone these procedures and how have their planning departments been affected?PLUS, we round up the key announcements in last week's Budget and the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag Room 106 is the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24.