Ep51: How Gove is factoring design considerations into his decisions, more fallout from the May local elections and government promises of more planning support for farm diversification

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 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMagIn this episode:A developer has withdrawn a 200-home reserved matters application that housing secretary Michael Gove had called in on design grounds – we discuss what that tells us about Gove’s approach to design. Two new council administrations have paused plans and projects following May’s local elections – we find out what’s going on.The government has promised to consult on making it easier to convert “redundant agricultural buildings” into homes and on changing permitted development rules to “support farm diversification” – we explore the implications.PLUS we’ll summarise the other big news stories of the past fortnight, including the verdict on Jeremy Clarkson’s planning appeal.By the end of the show, you’ll be able to face questions from a client or chief executive with equanimity.A transcript of the podcast will be available to download here shortly.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.