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Each episode delves into the latest developments in town and country planning, featuring in-depth discussions, expert interviews, and insightful case studies.
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PlannerPod Episode 7 | Women's safety and the NPPF
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In which, to mark International Women's Day, the Planner team chats with Anna Sabine, MP for Frome and East Somerset, about the failure to mention women's safety in the draft National Planning Policy Framework for England.
During the course of our conversation, Anna and Laura (The Planner's news editor) discuss why women's safety in public spaces is such a pressing issue; Anna laments the absence of joined-up thinking between government departments which have failed to relate the government's violence again women and girls strategy with the planning for the built environment; and the team discuss eswhat planning policies devised with women and girls in mind might look like.
Anna then talks about her experiences as a new MP and Laura draws attention to the Planner's newly published Women of Influence list.