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Jul 2024
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#89: A Planning System to Address the Cl...

ROSS O'CEALLAIGH
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Shaun Spiers is the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance. In this episode we discuss how a stronger planning system in the UK can address the housing crisis and deliver more sustainable outcomes.

Read their report, Build Up: https://green-alliance.org.uk/publication/build-up/

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