Our Special Guest this week is Lord Marvin Rees OBE . Marvin is a Labour Party politician who served as the Mayor of Bristol from 2016 to 2024 and became a life peer in February 2025. He has a background in public health, journalism, and social justice advocacy. Latest News Update on planning related matters. An Appeal Decision on Land West of Chapel Road in Smallfield, Surrey that was made by B Yond Homes Ltd against the previous decision of Tandridge District Council. The proposed development ...
Jul 03, 2025•59 min•Season 16Ep. 4
Our Special Guest this week is Florence Eshalomi , Labour (Co-op) MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green and is the current Chair of the MHCLG Select Committee. The Committee scrutinises the policy, administration and spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It is made up of MPs from across the House of Commons. Latest News Update on planning related matters. An Appeal Decision for land at Old Park Lane in Farnham by Gleeson Land Limited against the decision of Waverl...
Jun 19, 2025•52 min•Season 16Ep. 3
Our Special Guest this week is Elsie Owusu OBE RA, Architect and Principal at Elsie Owusu Architects. Elsie is a founding member and the first chair of the Society of Black Architects. Her projects include the U.K. Supreme Court and Green Park tube station. She has been an elected RIBA Council member since 2014, a vice-chair of the London School of Architecture, and a Royal Academician. She was recently part of the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission. Latest News Update on planning related matters...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 16Ep. 2
Our Special Guest this week is Lord Ben Gascoigne, Chair of the Built Environment Committee in the House of Lord. The Built Environment Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and infrastructure. Latest News Updates An Appeal Decision relating to a hybrid planning application for the construction of new junction works with Newmarket Road and construction of associated adjacent drainage basin; and o...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 16Ep. 1
Our Special Guest this week, returning for a fourth time, is Joanna Averley, Chief Planner at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. We ask Joanna about the current and pending reforms to planning law and policy. An Appeal Decision involving Churchill Retirement Living against Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council regarding planning permission for redevelopment to form a multigenerational community comprising 177 open market, affordable and retirement living apartments, ...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 15Ep. 5
Our Special Guest this week is Jason Prior, Chief Executive of Prior + Partners, whose projects include the 2012 London Olympics, Rio 2016, Google's California Campus and a new city in Saudi Arabia. A Decision of the High Court involving the National Farmers Union, Herefordshire Council, The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and River Action UK relating to challenging the lawfulness of policy W3 of the Herefordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (“MWLP”). Policy W3 ref...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 15Ep. 4
This episode is dedicated to the memory and friend of the show, Jonathan Easton KC, who sadly passed away from bowel cancer on the morning of the 2nd of March 2025. Jonathan's family have nominated both St John's Hospice and Bowel Cancer UK as charities to donate to in his memory. If you can spare anything at all to donate to these two wonderful organisations, we would be forever grateful. St John's Hospice, North Lancashire & South Lakes Bowel Cancer UK Our Special Guest this week is Victor...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 15Ep. 3
Our Special Guest this week is Níall McLaughlin RA. Níall is Professor of Architectural Practice at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Latest News Update on planning related matters. A High Court Judgement where Amalgamated Smart Metering Ltd filed a claim form seeking permission to apply for judicial review of the decision of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council dated 22 February 2024 to grant outline planning permission for residential development comprising up t...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 15Ep. 2
Our Special Guest this week is Lord Ben Houchen, Mayor of the Tees Valley to discuss the English Devolution White Paper published by MHCLG before Christmas. The proposal gives Mayors new responsibilities for strategic planning and much more. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Court of Appeal dated 11 December 2024 which deals in great detail with the service provisions relating to Section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to the statutory right o...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 15Ep. 1
The New National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is out now! We cover key changes to Housing, Economic Provisions, Green Belt and Grey Belt, Development Plans, Flooding, Climate Change and many other things! The new Framework along with other resources, is available for download and viewing on our website by clicking here . This episode is also very important for another reason. We are saying goodbye to the wonderful Mary Cook, who is passing on the torch to Thea Osmund-Smith, who will join us ...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 14Ep. 7
Our Special Guest this week is Lord Daniel Moylan, Chairman of the Built Environment Select Committee. The Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and infrastructure. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of an inspector dated 28th November 2024 dismissing three appeals by Artemis Land and Agriculture Ltd against the decision of the Chichester District Council in relation to Crou...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 14Ep. 6
Our Special Guest this week is Pooja Agrawal is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Public Practice. Public Practice is a not-for-profit organisation that builds the skills and capability of the public sector to improve the quality, equality and sustainability of places. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the High Court dated 13th November 2024 in White v Plymouth City Council [2024] EWHC 2854 (Admin), dismissing an application for contempt of court -made after...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 14Ep. 5
Our Special Guest this week is Rachel Danemann MRTPI CIHCM AssocRICS, Planning Manager (Midlands & South West) Home Builders Federation. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Court of Appeal dated 16th October 2024 in R (oao Save Stonehenge World) v Secretary of State for Transport [2024] EWHC 1227 (Admin), dismissing the appeal on grounds 1 to 5, allowing the appeal against refusal of permission on ground 6 but dismissing the claim itself. Decision of an inspector ...
Nov 08, 2024•59 min•Season 14Ep. 4
Our Special Guest this week is Phill Bamford , Policy Director at the Land, Planning & Development Federation . Also featuring, standing in for Charlie Banner this week, is Thea Osmund-Smith from No.5 Chambers. Latest News Updates on planning related matters. A decision of the High Court dated 3rd October 2024 in Farnham Town Council v Secretary of State for LUH&C, Wates Developments Ltd et al. [2024] EWHC 2458 (Admin), on a S288 statutory challenge to the grant of planning permission al...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 14Ep. 3
Our Special Guest this week is Mike Kiely, Chair of the Board at the Planning Officers Society. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety & Homelessness dated 25th September 2024 allowing an appeal by a consortium led by Barratt David Wilson Homes, granting outline planning permission, in accordance with the inspector’s recommendations, for up to 1000 dwellings, secondary & primary schools, community facilit...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 14Ep. 2
Our returning Special Guest this week is Catriona Riddell FRPTI, Director of Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd. Decision of the High Court dated 13th September 2024 in Friends of the Earth and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State et al [2024] EWHC 2349 (Admin), a successful challenge to the grant of permission for an underground coal mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria applying the recent Supreme Court case, Finch about the necessary scope of an environmental impact assessmen...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr•Season 14Ep. 1
In this impromptu special summer episode, we're discussing proposed changes to the NPPF as announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner on the 30th of July 2024. The proposal is open for consultation for 8 weeks and more information on how to respond can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system Episode ...
Jul 31, 2024•58 min•Season 13Ep. 6
Our Special Guest this week is Professor Samer Bagaeen BSc MSc MBA PhD MRTPI FRICS , Professor of Planning & Resilient Systems at the University of Kent. Decision of the Supreme Court dated 20 June 2024 in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20, about the necessary scope of an environmental impact assessment in respect of downstream greenhouse gas and scope 3 emissions. Decision of the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government & Planning dated 14 June 2024 granting ...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 13Ep. 5
Our returning Special Guest this week for our 100th episode is Rob Rinder MBE, barrister, host of the ITV’s Good Morning Britain and Judge Rinder . Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of an inspector dated 24th May 2024 dismissing an appeal by The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit & Vivid Housing Ltd against the decision of Guildford Borough Council to refuse planning permission for the development of 124 homes on a site largely allocated for residential development vi...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Our Special Guest this week is Simon Berkeley BA MA MRTPI, Head of Local Plans, at the Planning Inspectorate. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Secretary of State for Transport dated 16th May 2024 granting a modified DCO following an application made by National Highways for the Proposed M3 Junction 9 under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 following the recommendation of the Examining Authority. Decision of an inspector dated 15th May 2024 allowing an appeal made...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Our special guest this week is Simon Wicks, Deputy Editor of the Planner, the official member magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the High Court dated 3rd May 2024 in Friends of the Earth et al v Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero [2024] EWHC 995 (Admin) concerning a challenge to the Secretary of State’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan laid before Parliament under s14 of the Climate Change Act 2008, pursuant to...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Shelly Rouse is a Principal Consultant with the Planning Advisory Service with a passion for delivering support to local authorities and helping drive public sector improvement with housing delivery and land supply as her specialities. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the High Court dated 5th April 2024 in R (Low Carbon Solar Park 6 Limited) v Secretary of State for LUH&C & Uttlesford DC dismissing a challenge to an inspector’s decision, under section 76D of th...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 13Ep. 1
Our Special Guest this week is Dr Chris Miele, Partner at Montagu Evans LLP. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of a Planning Inspector dated 13th March 2024 to allow an appeal by Abri Group Ltd against the refusal by Woking Borough Council to grant planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings & the erection of a 25-storey building comprising 224 dwellings & ground floor commercial floorspace, in Woking town centre. Decision of the Minister of State ...
Mar 21, 2024•57 min•Season 12Ep. 6
Our Special Guest this week is Chris Webber, Group Planning Manager at Barratt Developments PLC. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the High Court in Marks & Spencer PLC v SOSLUH&C & others [2024] EWHC 452 allowing a s288 challenge & quashing the SoS’s dismissal of M&S s78 appeal for the construction of a 9-storey new mixed office & retail store at the western end of Oxford Street. Decision of the High Court in R (oao Galloway) v Durham County Cou...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 12Ep. 5
Our Special Guest this week is Lindsey Richards, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute for 2024. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the High Court in Mead Realisations Ltd v SOSLUH&C & Redrow Homes Ltd V SOSLUH&C [2024] EWHC 279 dismissing two separate s288 claims challenging the dismissals of s78 housing appeals in Weston Super Mare (in FZ3) & Bushey (largely in Fz1 but also Fz2&3 plus 10% affected by reservoir flood risk) where neither LPA ...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr•Season 12Ep. 4
Our Special Guest this week is Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning at Leicester City Council. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of a Planning Inspector dated 23rd January 2024 dismissing an appeal by PA Investments Ltd & PD Developments (Essex) Ltd against the failure of Basildon Borough Council to determine an application for demolition of 2 houses and outline permission up to 150 dwellings & a 5 bed care home on a site at Billericay, virtually all in the Green Be...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Our Special Guest this week is Andreas Markides, Chairman of Markides Associates & Author of Urban Myths. Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Court of Appeal in R (oaf Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd) v Secretary & State for Energy Security & Net Zero & others [2024] EWCA Civ 12 dismissing an appeal against the decision of the Lang J who had refused a claim for judicial review of two decisions by the first respondent to make development consent...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr•Season 12Ep. 2
Our Special Guest this week is the Attorney General for England & Wales, the Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP. Decision of the Court of Appeal in R (oaf Fiske) v Test Valley BC & Woodington Solar Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 1495 dismissing an appeal against the decision of the HHJ Jarman KC who had dismissed the claimant’s application for judicial review of the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for development including the construction of a 132kV substation on land at Woodington Farm...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 12Ep. 1
In this episode, we present a rundown of the latest updates to the National Planning Policy Framework announced by Michael Gove on the 19th of December 2023. Episode resources and downloads to documents discussed can be found on our website below. Visit our Website: Have We Got Planning News For You
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 6
Our Special Guest this week is Stacey Robins, Head of Planning & Environmental Services for Wealden District Council. Episode Resources on HWGPNFY.com Latest News Update on planning related matters. Decision of the Secretary of State for LUH&C on a recovered appeal dated 15th November 2023 disagreeing with the inspector’s recommendation and allowing an appeal by the Ministry of Justice against the decision of Harborough DC to refuse planning permission for a new Category B prison of up t...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 11Ep. 5
