Better Places

A Kanda podcast featuring political analysis and its impact on the planning and property sector from across London and the UK.

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  Episode #39

  S4 Ep39: Jonathan Prynn on ‘Fleet Street North’, business leaders finding their voice and his new role at The Telegraph

  Aug 18, 202634 minS4

  How can business leaders make themselves heard without hiding behind jargon, and how could Andy Burnham’s Prime Ministership change the way UK media operates? Cam Meads sits down with Jonathan Prynn, former Business Editor at the London Standard, who is about to join The Telegraph’s business team as Retail Editor. Jonathan argues that chief executives should back themselves and speak in a human voice rather than retreat into jargon, acronyms and financial ratios that never truly reach audiences. He explains why developers shouldn’t fear press scrutiny but should stop dismissing local opposition as ‘a bit of noise’, why the sector needs a better word than ‘viability’, and what housebuilding can learn from the way hospitality made its case.

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  Episode #38

  S4 Ep38: Jelly Mould Wobble? Tom Sleigh Responds to 11th Hour Intervention

  Jul 8, 202613 minS4

  Just when the City Plan looked set to sail through, Matthew Pennycook stepped in. Simon Gartshore sits down with Tom Sleigh, Chairman of the City of London Corporation's Planning & Transportation Committee, for his first in-depth interview on the Minister's late intervention, relations with Heritage bodies, and what it all means for investor confidence in the Square Mile.

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  Episode #37

  S4 Ep37: City Plan, Planning Reform & Culture in the Square Mile | Tom Sleigh, Chair of Planning, City of London

  May 22, 202625 minS4

  In this episode recorded live at UKREiiF, Simon Gartshore, Deputy Managing Director at Kanda Consulting, sits down with Tom Sleigh, recently reelected as Chair of the City of London Corporation's Planning and Transportation Committee. Tom reflects on his first year — including a record breaking number of applications — and shares his views on the pace of national planning reform, the near-final stages of the City Plan, and the challenge of balancing growth with heritage in the Square Mile. The conversation also covers stalled development sites, the role of culture in Destination City, the arrival of AI in planning practice, and what a reduced planning committee will mean for decision-making in one of the world's most important business districts.

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  Episode #36

  S4 Ep36: Discussing election outcomes with the Cambridge Independent's political correspondent.

  May 14, 202622 minS4

  In the latest episode of the Concilio x Kanda Better Places Podcast, Nick Dines is joined by Phil Rodgers to unpack the results across Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, alongside what Local Government Reorganisation could mean for the region. The conversation covers: Labour losing overall control of Cambridge City Council The Green Party’s breakthrough gains in Cambridge The Liberal Democrats’ near-clean sweep in South Cambridgeshire Huntingdonshire’s next rainbow coalition The future structure of local government across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough An essential listen for anyone involved in planning, development, infrastructure and public affairs across the Ox-Cam corridor.

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  Episode #35

  S4 Ep35: Visitor Levy, BIDs and Place Funding: Dr Julie Grail on What Happens Next

  Feb 27, 202633 minS4

  In the latest episode of the Better Places Podcast, Concilio’s Yiannis Sophocleous is joined by Dr Julie Grail, founder of The BIDs Business and one of the UK’s leading voices on Business Improvement Districts, to discuss the proposed overnight visitor levy and what it could mean for cities across England. With the consultation now closed, the debate has sharpened. The conversation explores the bigger themes behind the policy, including: Whether the levy can operate as a genuine growth tool The importance of governance, transparency and ringfencing The impact on competitiveness and the visitor economy Lessons from international examples The role of BIDs in shaping and delivering place-based funding Looking beyond the levy itself, the discussion also reflects on the future of BIDs, the challenges facing town and city centres, and how partnership models must evolve in a changing political and economic climate. This is a timely and thoughtful conversation for anyone interested in place management, hospitality, planning and local government.

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