An esoteric discussion about the planning system

50 Shades of Planning

Sam Stafford revisits the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill with regular 50 Shades contributors Claire Petricca-Riding, Vicky Payne and Paul Smith. Their conversation explores what the Bill is and is not, what it may and may not mean, and where it may or may not go next. This episode also touches on design and environmental matters in more detail than the previous episode on the LURB, which was number 71.

Claire Petricca-Riding (@PetriccaRiding) is a Partner and National Head of Planning & Environmental Law at Irwin Mitchell. Vicky Payne (@Victoria_Payne) is an Associate Principal at URBED. Paul Smith (@Paul_SLG) is Managing Director at The Strategic Land Group.

Some accompanying reading.

The Beginning of the End of Environmental Impact Assessments - Stefano DAmbrosio-Nunez, Irwin Mitchell

https://imbusiness.passle.net/post/102hplw/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-environmental-impact-assessments

How to submit written evidence to Public Bill Committees

https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/commons/scrutinyunit/written-submissions/

Sleepy Suburbs – Centre for Cities

https://www.centreforcities.org/publication/sleepy-suburbs-housing-crisis/

Testing Design Codes in England – Matthew Carmona

https://matthew-carmona.com/2022/06/22/88-testing-design-codes-in-england-21-lessons/

Some accompanying listening.

All You Do Is Talk – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8aCX5cyYs

50 Shades T-Shirts!

If you have listened to Episode 45 of the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast you will have heard Clive Betts say that...

'In the Netherlands planning is seen as part of the solution. In the UK, too often, planning is seen as part of the problem'.

Sam said in reply that that would look good on a t-shirt and it does. Further details can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2021/07/50-shades-of-planning-t-shirts.html