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Appeal Ready
Episode 161
Sam Stafford was in Manchester last week and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Lisa Tye, Andrew Johnston and Louise Founta…
6 months ago
Hitting the High Notes - Catriona Riddell
Episode 160
Strategic planning, as Sam Stafford said in the introduction to episode number 157, is back. That episode looked at what shape it is in right now. Wh…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
7 months 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 …
7 months, 2 weeks 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…
7 months, 4 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…
8 months, 1 week 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…
8 months, 2 weeks 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…
9 months 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…
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …
10 months ago