Make Planning Make Sense

S02 E13 A COL to Action: When LBC is OTT (feat. Helen Walker of Bowman Riley)

Our guest this week is Helen Walker, Head of Heritage and Associate at Bowman Riley. Helen lets us in on a pleasant little heritage hack that can spare folks a bit of time, expense, and grief. Along the way, we touch on the perils of the "only Grade II" mindset and the risk of losing the living knowledge of the building crafts. Be sure to follow for new episodes fortnightly. Make Planning Make Sense is hosted by Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI, presented by Centro Planning Consultancy and recorded in beautiful London, England.

S02 E12 Live from the London Centre - Everything but the nettle (feat. Centro's own Tarun Cheema)

Live from the London Centre: Tarun Cheema MRTPI and Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI present the latest on planning reform...and how the devil is always in the details. We give a TLDR run-through of: * The draft NPPF * The Mayor’s kickstart measures and new call-in powers * The PIA including the National Scheme of Delegation * How these reforms will play out for developers and decision making Special thanks to New London Architecture for hosting this live event and to Women in Property South East for co-sponsoring the event with Centro Planning Consultancy. Be sure to follow for new episodes fortnightly. Make Planning Make Sense is hosted by Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI, presented by Centro Planning Consultancy and recorded in beautiful London, England.

S02 E11 REiiF WEEK (feat. Nathan Spencer, Managing Director of UKREiiF)

Our guest this week is Nathan Spencer, Managing Director of UKREiiF. REiiF Week is upon us, and in tingling anticipation of UKREiiF , which runs 19th to the 21st of May, Nathan talks about who’s lined up to anchor the event this year and what the event means for Leeds. We also get into B2B business development in the built environment sector, the challenges the sector faces in communicating its priorities and sheer importance to the public, and the lost opportunity own goals created by the planning system. Just to say, Centro’s own Managing Director, Luke Raistrick, and Director of Operations and Partnerships, Reece Raymond, will be at UKREiiF. Reach out to Reece if there’s an opportunity to connect in Leeds: Reece@centroplan.co.uk Be sure to follow for new episodes fortnightly. Make Planning Make Sense is hosted by Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI, presented by Centro Planning Consultancy and recorded in beautiful London, England.

S02 E10 Election Dissection (feat. Joanna Christophides of Cratus Group)

Our guest this week is Joanna Christophides, Director at Cratus Group. We’re just one week out from the local elections, and there’s been a lot of chatter about more seats going to candidates outside the traditional blue, red and yellow parties. Our conversation covers what appears likely to change for the built environment sector and what will still hold true after votes are counted. We also discuss communication more broadly – between developers teams’ and the public, between developers and councillors, and between councillors and constituents. Be sure to follow for new episodes fortnightly. Make Planning Make Sense is hosted by Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI, presented by Centro Planning Consultancy and recorded in beautiful London, England.

S02 E09 Development & business development (feat. Adam Green and Emily Wilson of Ninety Four Group)

Our guests this week are Founding Director Adam Green and Director of Partnerships Emily Wilson of Ninety Four Group. Adam and Emily share insights about a sector that’s just as much P2P as it is B2B. How do we grow our businesses? How do relatively young companies navigate the public sector procurement process? What makes a company one of the firms that comes to mind when it’s time to tender? We cover it all, as well as the delicate topic of karaoke. Be sure to follow for new episodes fortnightly. Make Planning Make Sense is hosted by Aaron Zimmerman MRTPI, presented by Centro Planning Consultancy and recorded in beautiful London, England.