Ep216: Andy Burnham’s new-look housing ministry, plus the key policies in the new draft London Plan

The latest edition of our monthly series examining the key recent appeal and court decisions, in which we speak to technical editor David Dewar, who compiles Planning’s long-running Casebook section. In this episode, we’ll be discussing:A series of appointments at the housing ministry as part of the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first cabinet reshuffle – with some familiar faces returning and continuing at the departments; The publication of the new draft London Plan - what are the key new policies?;And the latest letter from the planning minister to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) on local plan examinations that advises inspectors how they should assess site viability and deliverability. More information on all these cases can be found in the July edition of Casebook on Planning Resource. 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.