| 61 | Neutral Impact II 2022-09-10 |
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| 62 | An esoteric discussion about the planning system 2022-08-20 |
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| 63 | Housing people 2022-08-06 |
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| 64 | A gentle conversation about density 2022-07-23 |
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| 65 | LURB 2022-07-09 |
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| 66 | Hitting the High Notes - Anna Rose 2022-06-25 |
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| 67 | Place, Politics & The Piece Hall 2022-06-11 |
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| 68 | Three Things (or 'The 50 Shades Manifesto For Sensible Planning Reform') 2022-05-21 |
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| 69 | Leading from the front 2022-04-30 |
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| 70 | Hitting the High Notes - Pete Swift 2022-04-09 |
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50 Shades of Planning
50 Shades of Planning was Sam Stafford’s attempt between April 2019 and October 2024 to explore the foibles of the English planning system and it's aim was to cover the breadth of the sector both in terms of topics of conversation and in terms of guests with different experiences and perspectives. 50 Shades episodes include 'Hitting The High Notes', which are a series of conversations with leading planning and property figures. The conversations take in the six milestone planning permissions or projects within a contributor’s career and for every project guests are invited to choose a piece of music that they were listening to at that time. Think Desert Island Discs, but for planners. Sam is on Bluesky (@samuelstafford.bsky.social) and Instagram (@samuel__stafford), and his blogs can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com (from where you can also sign up for his newsletter). The 50 Shades platforms were expressions of Sam's personal opinions, which may or may not represent the opinions of his past, present or future employers. The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast and YouTube channels were produced in partnership with Cratus Group. Why Fifty Shades? Well, planning is not a black and white endeavour. There are at least fifty shades in between....
