50 Shades of Planning 🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz🎄
Full of festive cheer (and sherry), Sam Stafford quizzes Greg Dickson, Paul Smith, David Diggle, Andrew Jalali, Vicky Payne and Tom Whitehead on some of the stories that have caught the eye in 2019. Expect an attempt at humour at the start, an appearance from a very special guest at the end and some bad cracker jokes in between...
For those interested in the topics that are discussed there is some reading here:
January
Mr Brokenshire’s big intervention stick.
http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2018/08/mr-brokenshires-big-intervention-stick.html
February
Portsmouth council plans to reclaim land from sea for homes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47142979
March
The latest act in the GMSF play.
http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-latest-installment-in-long-running.html
MHCLG’s resourcing and skills survey.
https://local.gov.uk/pas/pas-topics/monitoring/survey-planning-departments-2019
April
In memory of the Englishman who kept a shark on his roof.
May
The National Audit Office’s investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes.
https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-the-governments-land-disposal-strategy/
June
Juries for plan-making.
July
Record temperatures across Europe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49108847
August
The Towns Fund.
September
Robert Jenrick likes tree-lined streets.
October
The CPRE likes Green Belt.
November
Government confirms fracking moratorium and drops proposed permitted development rights.
December
How does your garden grow?