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The Power of Plans - Shenzen
Episode 96
This episode is part of an international triumvirate, which has been put together with the help of old friend of the podcast, Ian Wray, and new frien…
3 years, 3 months ago
An Engaging Conversation
Episode 95
A little while ago Sam Stafford was approached by the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), the professional membership body for clerks to town, pa…
3 years, 4 months ago
Hitting the High Notes - Steve Quartermain
Episode 94
Hitting The High Notes is town planning’s equivalent of Desert Island Discs. In these episodes Sam Stafford chats to preeminent figures in the planni…
3 years, 4 months ago
Licensed to IL
Episode 93
Think back for a moment to August 2020, to the ‘Planning for the future’ white paper, and to then Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s desire for “radical …
3 years, 5 months ago
Life Lessons
Episode 92
A short while ago friend of the podcast Shelly Rouse got in touch with Sam Stafford asking for suggestions for a lecture that Shelly was giving for a…
3 years, 5 months ago
All Politics is Local
Episode 91
A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices. The planning system, it could be contended, is a triangle.
At one vertex there are the o…
3 years, 6 months ago
No Hope?
Episode 90
In June 2022 the Government consulted on proposals to abolish hope and development value when assessing compensation for land compulsorily purchased …
3 years, 6 months ago
A Conversation with Bethany Cullen
Episode 89
When Karolina Grebowiec-Hall contacted Sam Stafford about sharing her podcast with his LinkedIn network Sam went a step further and invited Karolina …
3 years, 7 months ago
Planning for a Feminist City
Episode 88
Spatial planning can only deliver a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all if it is sensitive to the needs of all, which means taking into…
3 years, 7 months ago
Life on the Front Line II
Episode 87
‘Are you planning a 50 Shades on the local authority staffing crisis?’
It was that message from a 50 Shades listener that prompted Episode 60 of the …
3 years, 7 months ago