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    Ep217: Why the government is telling inspectors to relax their viability assessment of local plans, plus other key news from last week

    05/08/2026 | 20 mins.
    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.

    In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be discussing:

    What the return of Angela Rayner and the retention of Matthew Pennycook, as housing secretary and planning minister, respectively, means for the planning sector;
    And why Pennycook’s latest ministerial letter to PINS could offer a lifeline for some local plan examinations.

    More information on all these cases can be found in the July 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Ep216: Andy Burnham’s new-look housing ministry, plus the key policies in the new draft London Plan

    29/07/2026 | 25 mins.
    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.

    In this episode, we’ll be discussing:

    A series of appointments at the housing ministry as part of the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first cabinet reshuffle – with some familiar faces returning and continuing at the departments;
    The publication of the new draft London Plan - what are the key new policies?;
    And the latest letter from the planning minister to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) on local plan examinations that advises inspectors how they should assess site viability and deliverability.

    More information on all these cases can be found in the July 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Ep215: Casebook Extra – the month’s key ministerial, inspectors’ and court decisions summarised

    24/07/2026 | 24 mins.
    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 inspectors are assessing data centre need and weighing up landscape impacts;
    A retirement scheme permitted on green belt despite not meeting the 'golden rules' in national policy;
    A court ruling that considered when public consultations should be reopened if a planning application is resubmitted;
    The planning issues that are being thrown up by the spectacular growth in padel courts.

    More information on all these cases can be found in the July 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Ep214: The key planning tasks facing the new Prime Minister, plus the latest on the new NPPF and application fees

    22/07/2026 | 30 mins.
    The award-winning Planning team extracts the latest key planning news from the blizzard of new information in Room 106, the vault where all new planning information is gathered.

    In this episode, we’ll be discussing:
    The arrival of a new prime minister. What are the key planning tasks in Andy Burnham’s in-tray? And what has he said about planning since he became Labour Party at the end of last week?
    What’s happening with the much-anticipated new version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)?
    The government confirming national planning fee rates that seek to meet 90 per cent of the costs of processing applications

    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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    Ep213: Why the new 250-word limit for written appeal forms has sparked consternation

    15/07/2026 | 18 mins.
    In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be examining:

    Why many practitioners are up in arms about the new 250-word limit for written appeal forms.
    How a £37k compensation award for a female planning officer reminds the sector to be vigilant about unequal pay.

    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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Key recent 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 nearly 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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