Great session with lots of issues discussed -Does GB policy need updated? How often shld GBs be reviewed? What is the relationship with LNRS? What is 'grey belt'? Clear conclusions around need for better co-ordination across partners & need to #Bringbackstrategicplanning

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Andy, your housing targets a) were set by the local authorities & b) are nowhere near what is needed with no process in place to address unmet needs. You can't wear the fact you don't have any planning powers like a badge of honour & take all the credit for planning decisions

Love to the family!

“When I was growing up… I used to think I was really unlucky. Now when I look at my housing casework, I realise just how lucky I was”

Labour’s Wes Streeting says more new homes are needed “so kids have a decent home to call their own”

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Under last The Labour Party Gov, a role of reg planning was to identify barriers to strategic b'field sites & work with the GO & RDA to unblock. It needed strategic planners to identify & prioritise the sites, arrange fund streams & co-ordinate the diff partners (incl developers).

My initial reaction to @Labour proposal for 'grey belt' - more detail needed but it has certainly got the conversation going on Green Belt! planningresource.co.uk/article/187010…

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LP examinations are supposed to be the final hurdle but they've increasingly used to address controversial issues, to push government agencies into a position & sort funding gaps on very protracted timetables. Strategic plans would sort most of these. planningresource.co.uk/article/186942…

Today #Surrey County Council will decide on the fate of a much loved green space in #LongDitton following a 7 yr battle by locals to get it designated as a village green - the Inspector agrees so let's hope SCC councillors do as well! Aileen widdowson Paul Bartlett Jez Langham 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇦🇫🇸🇾#FBPA Electoral Reform

Pleased to have signed this letter in the Financial Times by the Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury

We need to end short-termism and piecemeal policy solutions to fix the housing crisis. We need a shared vision, we need a long-term #PlanForHousing 🏘️

Letter 🔗 ft.com/content/5ef89b…

Shocking behaviour from the media yet again with their witch hunt on Angela Rayner 🌹. Well done Yvette Cooper for trying to talk about what most people are actually interested/worried about.

Amazing trip to Highgate Cemetery today with big sis Marguerite Kaye - highlights included Malcolm McLaren, Karl Mark and George Michael's graves - I shed a tear at George's grave!

We looked at Wisley back in Surrey structure plan & then in the SE plan - we ruled it out both times because of its unsustainable location. This is what happens when you don't have strategic planning & end up with least worst sites & not most sustainable thetimes.co.uk/article/399262…

I love #Folkstone & how the town has been revitalised through art & culture. I finally got to see Anthony Gormley's brilliant sculpture Another Time XVIII

Love this!!!

Finally got to see #StandingontheSkysEdge about Sheffield's Park Hill Housing Estate through the decades. As a planner with a keen interest in politics & a fan of richardhawley this was brilliant!

Time for a grown-up debate about GB - how we review it (strategically), where we should prioritise affordable housing & how we can make GB more 'green' - sweat it's assets. Well done The Labour Party Matthew Pennycook MP for getting this vital debate started.

For the latest episode of 50 Shades of Planning, Nick Kilby joins Samuel Stafford to talk about his fascinating journey that led to him to founding Cratus 15 years ago.

You can now listen to the latest episode in full at the link below.

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