Ep22: Simon Clarke’s appointment as housing minister, introducing the other new ministers with planning responsibility, and what’s behind the latest spate of local plan delays PLUS the implications of Liz Truss’s installation as Prime Minister

In this episode we’ll explore:The appointment of Simon Clarke as the new secretary of state for levelling up - what does it mean for planning?The planning implications of other key ministerial appointments in Liz Truss’s new team With further delays to local plans continuing to emerge, we’ll examine the reasons behind themPLUS in our Deep Dive segment, sponsored by Shoosmiths, we explore more of the implications of Liz Truss’s installation as Prime Minister                                                                                                                                    PLUS, in our readers’ choice section, we report of a five figure fine for a developer who flouted a tree preservation orderBy the end of the show, you should know enough to cope with any awkward questions from your boss. 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 @planningMagOur previous episode on Liz Truss’s planning priorities, how a councillor ‘brought his council into disrepute’, and the legal advice that led a council to drop its defence of a 900-home planning refusal, can be found here. A transcript of the podcast is available to download from the Planning website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.