{"id":16861,"date":"2021-08-26T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cavendishconsulting.com\/?p=16861"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:08:02","slug":"new-50-shades-of-planning-podcast-our-friends-in-the-north-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cavendishconsulting.com\/article\/new-50-shades-of-planning-podcast-our-friends-in-the-north-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"New 50 Shades of Planning Podcast – Our Friends in the North – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

For both this episode and the next one Sam Stafford hands over the 50 Shades reins to Stephen Gleave. Stephen is an urban designer and town planner and has been based in the north west of England for nearly 30 years. Stephen was invited to guest edit the Summer 2021 edition of the Urban Design Group\u2019s quarterly journal and Sam has lent the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast as a platform for Stephen to share some of the material that he curated.<\/p>\n

Stephen set out to explore urban design in the north, the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and what ‘levelling up’ might mean for placemaking. What are the current active urban designers \u201cup to\u201d across the north? What influence are they having, what are they achieving and what challenges are they facing?<\/p>\n

Stephen sought input from a range of academics, consultants and practitioners in both public and private sectors and some of the contributors have kindly taken the time to read their essays for these two 50 Shades episodes.<\/p>\n

Part 1 features:<\/p>\n