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Podcast episode 128: Labour of Love

Episode 128 of the podcast is available now via this link or from iTunes and Spotify.

I have mentioned in recent episodes that the podcast would consider the new Government’s reform agenda and this is an attempt at doing so. The specifics of the NPPF consultation will be covered in more depth in due course, but what you will hear in this jam-packed extravaganza of an episode is an exploration of that reform agenda in it’s broader sense.

In anticipation of the NPPF, I invited some of the Shades alumni to discuss some of the policy areas of most interest to them and how the new Government could and should approach them.


Vicky, Hana, Ben, Andrew and Pooja talk about design and placemaking.

Claire, David and Nicola talk about planning for infrastructure and the environment.

Shelly, Gilan and Pooja talk about LPA capacity.

Ian, Paul, Mike and Nicola talk about Grey Belt.

Ian, Paul and Vicky talk about New Towns.

Paul, Shelly and Andrew talk about devolution and ‘greater than local’ planning.

Nicola, Andrew, Gilian and Simon talk about land value capture.

Paul, Annie, Shelly and Andrew talk housing targets.

This episode only features parts of those eight conversations. You will be able to listen, and watch, the conversations in full shortly on the brand new 50 Shades YouTube channel.





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