Planning After Dark

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Housing, Hope and the Hard Bit: Delivery

2026-10-1751:21

In this episode of Planning After Dark, Jackie, Catriona and Alex unpack another busy few weeks across housing, planning and local government. First up is Andy Burnham’s party conference speech - from his promise of the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war era to his focus on housing quality, rogue landlords and ending rough sleeping. The team welcome the ambition, but ask the inevitable PAD Pod question: how is it all actually going to be delivered? That takes them into...

The Mayoral Moment: Place, Power and Political Bravery

2026-10-0943:12

In this special episode of Planning After Dark, Catriona and Jackie are joined in the studio by two local government leaders looking towards the next chapter of English devolution - with Alex joining remotely from Bristol. Their guests are Lorna Fielker, former Leader of Southampton City Council and Labour mayoral candidate for Hampshire and the Solent, and Bridget Kendrick, Leader of Mole Valley District Council and a prospective Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate in Surrey. They begin with ...

Mayors, Money and the Messy Business of Delivery

2026-09-2944:19

In this episode of Planning After Dark, Alex joins from down the line while Jackie and Catriona settle into a suitably pink new studio - and discover that Fashion Watch has officially taken on a life of its own. The trio start with the first allocations from the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, looking at what they could mean for councils, registered providers and the Government’s wider housing ambitions. With the 1.5 million homes target back under scrutiny, they ask the bigger questio...

From Policy to Delivery: Housing, Planning and Devolution

2026-08-2645:43

In this episode of Planning After Dark, Catriona Riddell, Jackie Sadek and Alex Notay take stock of a busy summer for housing, planning and devolution, from Matthew Pennycook’s promotion and the new NPPF to new powers for England’s mayors. The panel examines the government’s ambition to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness, arguing that lasting progress will require much more than providing accommodation. Health, social care, prisons, charities and local government will all need to work tog...

Housing, Homelessness and the Politics of Place

2026-07-2852:05

In this episode of Planning After Dark, Jackie Sadek and Catriona Riddell are joined by housing and regeneration experts Rose Grayston and Jack Shaw for a wide-ranging discussion about the future of housing, planning and devolution. Recorded during a day of significant political change, the panel reflects on the progress made under Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, including planning reform, renters’ rights, social housing legislation and efforts to strengthen the role of local government....

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