Ep207: Why a council wants to withdraw from the new towns programme and how the PM has pushed back against it

In this episode, we’ll be discussing: A council shortlisted in the government’s new towns programme announcing that it has withdrawn from the process, following a change in political control at the local elections – prompting a response from the Prime Minister;A High Court judge blocking a council from submitting its local plan for examination pending the outcome of a legal challenge;An employment tribunal awarding a planning officer £37k for being paid less than her male predecessor; And the latest on the government’s proposed changes to planning committee decision-making.Key planning news, and why it is important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 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.