Ep146: The lowdown on two important ‘grey belt’ decisions from the secretary of state and a High Court judge

This week, we will be discussing:The High Court quashing an inspector’s rejection of 120 green belt homes because he failed to consider whether the scheme met the new ‘golden rules’ for green belt housebuilding.A minister allowing plans for a huge green belt data centre after finding that the proposal meets the new ‘grey belt’ and ‘inappropriate development’ tests in national planning policy.The launching of the first consultation on the next version of London’s overarching spatial strategy, the London Plan, which mayor Sadiq Khan marked by announcing a dramatic change in approach to development on the capital’s green belt.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.