The Planning Podcast
Hosted by No5 Chambers - Contributors provide expert commentary on planning law; planning appeals; judicial review; local authorities; and the housing and development issues facing England and Wales.
The Planning Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Planning Podcast Ep 062 - Brining Judicial Review Claims out of Time
Planning Judicial Reviews are subject to a strict 6-week time limit, but in some circumstances the Court will allow out of time claims. Daniel Henderson and Anna Stein discuss the impact of R (Thornton Hall Hotel Ltd) v Wirral Metropolitan Boro...
Ep 061 - Pre-Action Protocol Letters in Planning Statutory Challenges
James Corbet Burcher and Tobin Byers discuss a number of practical aspects to Pre-Action Protocol Letters in s288 and other similar statutory challenges: (1) whether to send a letter at all; 2) when to send it; (3) how to ensure it is effective...
The Planning Podcast Ep 060 - The vision-led approach, the new severe impact test
The new draft NPPF seeks to progress a vision-led approach to transport planning, but the guidance to support it has only been consulted upon with local authorities. As for the draft NPPF itself, there is a new approach to the "severe" test, an...
The Planning Podcast Ep 059 - Logistics
Freight and logistics are a huge part of the UK Economy. The new draft NPPF provides for the first time a specific national policy for freight and logistics (Policy E3), and "substantial" weight is now to be given to economic development when t...
The Planning Podcast Ep 058 - The NPPF 2026 Consultation and Older People’s Housing
The Government has long recognised that there is a “critical” need for more specialist accommodation for elderly people. The UK has a rapidly aging population; 17% of the population in the USA and 13% of the population in Australia live in this...