Podcast Episodes

Planning Committees - Cauldrons of Human Emotion

Episode 7

If you’re involved they’re terrible, but if you’re just observing they’re terrific. In this episode Sam Stafford and his guests Katie Dean and Mike O…

7 years ago

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The Data Day

Episode 6

Sam Stafford chats with Euan Mills of the Connected Places Catapult (https://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/) about how digital innovation, urban data,…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Trust Me, I'm A Planner.

Episode 5

Sam Stafford and his guests Vicky Payne and Paul Smith explore a possible link between the cinematic portrayal of property developers as wrong 'uns a…

7 years, 2 months ago

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A Conversation with Sean Anstee

Episode 4

Sam Stafford chats with Sean Anstee CBE about the interaction of politics and planning from the point of view of a ward councillor, Council Leader an…

7 years, 2 months ago

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The Need for Speed

Episode 3

Sam Stafford and his guests Vicky Payne and Paul Smith discuss the forthcoming 'Accelerated Planning' Green Paper and swap holiday stories.

7 years, 3 months ago

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Image Rights

Episode 2

Sam Stafford and his guests David Diggle, Tom Whitehead and Andrew Jalali discuss whether modern design is s***, whether the planning profession has …

7 years, 5 months ago

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Planning. Huh, Good God. What Is It Good For?

Episode 1

Sam Stafford and his guests Paul Smith, Greg Dickson and Vicky Payne consider recent reviews on the efficacy of the sector, as well as news stories t…

7 years, 6 months ago

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