
Ep180: A first-take overview of the new NPPF, plus local plans in peril
17/12/2025 | 31 mins.
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 inspectors during their examination.A council refusing plans for 900 green belt homes despite a planning chief’s warning of a “very strong risk” of an appeal costs award.A warning from the chief planning inspector that appeal decision-makers are facing “false and fraudulent representations” generated by artificial intelligence.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep179: Why the government’s drive to digitise the planning system is yet to make a meaningful impact on services
10/12/2025 | 29 mins.
In this deep-dive edition, we’ll be discussing an exclusive, in-depth report by Planning on why the government’s drive to digitise planning is yet to make a meaningful impact on services.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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep178: The key planning takeaways from the Budget and the sudden scrapping of a legal duty for local plan-makers
03/12/2025 | 24 mins.
In this episode, we’ll be discussing:All the planning news from last week’s Budget, including the promise of further funding to boost planning capacity.An important announcement from the housing minister on the future of the legal duty to cooperate for and other impending changes to the local plan system.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep177: Reed announces plans to ease new home consents around train stations and changes to application call-in process
26/11/2025 | 19 mins.
In this edition, we’ll be discussing the housing secretary’s announcement of a series of further changes to the planning system, including: Changes to the ministerial application call-in process that would require English councils to tell the housing ministry when they intend to refuse planning applications for schemes of more than 150 homes.Impending changes to the National Planning Policy Framework that would mean planning applications for homes and other “suitable” development near “well-connected” train stations will receive a default “yes” from decision-makers, providing they “meet certain rules”.A consultation on stripping three statutory consultees of their role and other revisions to the way local authorities engage with statutory consultees.We’ll also be discussing why a council has apologised after accidentally releasing personal details of 625 respondents to its local plan consultation.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep176: What non-statutory national development management policies would mean for planners
19/11/2025 | 33 mins.
In this deep-dive edition, we’ll be discussing:How the government’s decision to make national development management policies non-statutory will impact plan-making and development management.What the proposed relaxation of London’s affordable housing requirements would mean for practitioners – both inside and outside the capital.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.



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