Episode number 121 of the podcast is available now via this link or from Apple and Spotify . I was in London recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Catriona Riddell , Shelly Rouse and Nicola Gooch at Soho Radio Studios . One topic, the hot topic of the past few weeks, dominated the conversation. “Labour pledges housebuilding drive on Grey Belt with ‘golden rules’ to boost public services, affordable homes and improve green spaces”, so announced a press release dated 19 April. "Keir Starmer has today set out five ‘golden rules’ for Grey Belt housebuilding, pledging to deliver affordable homes, boost infrastructure and public services like schools and GPs, and improve genuine green spaces. While reiterating that Labour will always take a 'brownfield first' approach to housing development, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner are also pledging to release some land currently classed as Green Belt to build the homes Britain needs.” On a visit t
Episode number 120 of the podcast is available now via this link or from iTunes and Spotify . I was in Manchester recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Greg Dickson and Claire Petricca-Riding . During a conversation recorded at Reform Radio we talked about another exciting few weeks in the fast-paced, ever-changing, rock and roll world of town and country planning. We talked about RPs not bidding for Section 106 sites; the 'Accelerated Planning System' consultation (the proposals for a new Section 73B, a ten week determination period for major commercial applications, and restrictions on the use of extension of time agreements); and the Flood Risk Sequential Test. We also touched on the Government response to a consultation on operational reforms to the NSIP process.