Room 106

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be discussing:How an important High Court ruling sets a precedent for planners applying the government’s grey belt test.What the rollout of a Whitehall scheme allowing developers to pay to mitigate pollution means for you.Key planning news, and why it is important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence...

In this episode, we’ll be discussing: The government revealing the geography of England’s impending strategic planning system.The approval of controversial redevelopment of London’s Liverpool Street train station. The High Court clarifying national policy on grey belt land in a judgment upholding an inspector’s consent for a motorway services scheme. The housing minister making two interventions...

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be discussing a recent investigation by Planning into how planning inspectors are responding to a recent national policy change that eases rules around development on brownfield land in the green belt. In particular, it looks at the six most important considerations for inspectors when determining appeals for such proposals.Key planning news, and why it is...

This is the seventh edition of our new 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 will be discussing: How exceptional circumstances were found for a 112-home development in a national landscape in Surrey; A controversial inspector's decision that found...

In this episode, we’ll be discussing:The government announcing a series of “emergency” measures designed to increase the uptake of affordable homes secured via section 106 legal agreements;The housing minister removing a city council from planning performance “special measures” designation after almost two years; And two recent court cases in which landowners who have breached planning rules have...

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be taking a look ahead at the government’s planning policy and legislation programme over the next six months – what are the key announcements and measures that we can expect?Among other things, we’ll be talking about measures in the recently-passed Planning and Infrastructure Act, national decision-making policies and impending changes to the plan-making...

In this episode, we’ll be discussing: Two councils revealing that their planning services have been hit by cyber-attacks. The planning minister unveiling fresh details on the government’s new towns programme, including that it will consult on its preferred locations for the proposed settlements in the “coming weeks”. The same minister telling inspectors and councils that they should take a...

In this deep-dive edition, we’ll be discussing Planning’s latest annual Planning Consultancy Market Report, which takes an in-depth and exclusive look at the planning consultancy market.We'll be examining:The firms with the biggest and fastest-growing planning consultancy teams.The companies with the highest planning fee income and fee rates.And consultants’ thoughts on the state of the job...

In this episode, we’ll unsurprisingly be discussing the publication of a new and heavily rewritten draft version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We’re going to devote almost the whole show to the new framework, which came out just before Christmas, including looking at the very different structure and approach in the draft document as well as proposed changes around...

In this episode, we’ll be discussing: Some well-sourced intelligence on what we can expect from the new National Planning Policy Framework, which was published this week, and discussion of the forthcoming passing of the government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Act. A series of emerging local plans in different parts of the country that have run into trouble with government planning...