About this episode
Sam Stafford was in Manchester recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Greg Dickson and Claire Petricca-Riding.
During a conversation recorded at Reform Radio they talked about another exciting few weeks in the fast-paced, ever-changing, rock and roll world of town and country planning. They talked about RPs not bidding for Section 106 sites, they talked about the 'Accelerated Planning System' consultation, so the proposals for the new Section 73B, the ten week determination period for major commercial applications, and restrictions on the use of extension of time agreements. They talked about the Flood Risk Sequential Test and touched on the Government response to a consultation on operational reforms to the NSIP process.
Some accompanying reading.
An accelerated planning system
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/an-accelerated-planning-system-consultation/an-accelerated-planning-system
Simon Ricketts’ S73B Blog
https://simonicity.com/2024/04/01/section-73-or-section-73b/
Zack Simons' Flood Risk Sequential Test Blog
https://www.planoraks.com/posts-1/buildin-in-the-rain-flood-risk-in-the-courts
Pre-application advice and Planning Performance Agreements
https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/development-mgmt/pre-application-advice-and-planning-performance-agreements-ppas
Power & Partnership: Labour’s plan to power up Britain
https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/labours-plan-to-power-up-britain/
A Westminster Hall Debate on 13 March 2024
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-03-13/debates/65995D50-E335-444C-8065-405F91548338/PlanningReform
Labour’s planning proposals
http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2023/10/labours-planning-proposals.html
Some accompanying viewing.
The fine kind of rain that soaks you through - Peter Kay
