Room 106

Ep203: How far the government has got in recruiting its 1,400 promised new planners

Room 106

Show Notes

In this Deep Dive edition, we’ll be discussing Planning’s investigation into the Labour government’s much-trumpeted promise to recruit 1,400 extra planning officers for councils before the end of the current parliament. We’ll be examining:

What was promised; Progress to date and how likely the pledge is to be delivered; And the impact it could have on under-resourced council planning teams.

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