Ep104: What the new government's first King's Speech means for planning and why a national newspaper opinion piece has prompted sector fury

In this episode, we will be discussing the first King’s Speech since the new Labour government was elected, which featured two bills proposing changes to the planning system.We will also look at:The appointment of a planning barrister as one of government’s most senior legal advisors following her election to Parliament as an MP;Fury in the industry at an ex-prime ministerial advisor’s claims in a national newspaper opinion piece of the planning system’s ‘endemic sleaze’ and ‘rampant corruption’ – allegations that have been described as “unsubstantiated”.PLUS, we round up the other most important news stories of the past seven days.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 is 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.