Ep128: What the housing secretary revealed about the government’s planning intentions when she was grilled by MPs

Room 106

In this episode, we discuss:

• What the secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner, said about planning when she appeared before MPs on the housing, communities and local government select committee.
• A developer winning an appeal against the demolition of its 200-home tower block scheme following a high-profile enforcement case launched by the local authority.
• The councils that are at risk of planning performance special measures for determining the fewest applications within government time limits.

We’ll also be rounding up the other key news from the past week to make sure you’re up to speed on all the goings-on in the planning sector.

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.

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