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We❤️Planning
Episode 159
Sam Stafford was in Birmingham recently and took the opportunity to record the first ‘catch up’-style episode with some of his friends working in the…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How Does Bad Policy Get Made?
Episode 158
In October 2025 Sam Stafford came across a blog by Jack Airey, who is now a Director at Public First but was the Head of Planning at Policy Exchange …
4 months ago
The Return of Strategic Planning
Episode 157
Strategic planning is back.
What do we know?
We know that Policy PM1 of the revised draft NPPF anticipates the move towards national coverage of Spa…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
🏆The #Planoraks Awards 2025🏆
Episode 156
This is the second of Sam Stafford's seasonal offerings which serve as a review of another exciting year in the fast-paced, ever-changing, rock and r…
5 months ago
🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz🎄
Episode 155
This episode sees the return of the 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz.
Sam Stafford got together with friends of podcast Mike Kiely, Catri…
5 months, 1 week ago
Discretion Advised
Episode 154
Sam Stafford was in Manchester recently and took the opportunity to catch up with old friend of the podcast Charlotte Leach and new friends of the po…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Snagging List II
Episode 153
Empirical evidence is starting to emerge, as speculated upon earlier in the year, that there will indeed be a significant increase in the number of p…
6 months, 1 week ago
All Around the World - Australia
Episode 152
This is the second of a series of episodes being led by the oldest friend of the podcast, Paul Smith.
Paul put it to Sam Stafford that debates about …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Planorama
Episode 151
In between movin' and shakin' in The Big Smoke recently Sam Stafford took the opportunity to meet a few friends of the podcast at Soho Radio Studios …
7 months ago
The Amazing Technicolour Green Belt
Episode 150
Charles Goode hosted an event in Birmingham in September 2025 to mark the launch of his book, “The Green Belt, Housing Crises and Planning Systems” (…
7 months, 2 weeks ago