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Mid-term election blues (and what it means for the development world)

Henry Lamprecht 12/03/2026 Henry Lamprecht 12/03/2026

Mid-term election blues (and what it means for the development world)

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Are you running a Council or a Bank?

Henry Lamprecht 05/03/2026 Henry Lamprecht 05/03/2026

Are you running a Council or a Bank?

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What happens if you don’t make a “sound” Local Plan?

Henry Lamprecht 19/02/2026 Henry Lamprecht 19/02/2026

What happens if you don’t make a “sound” Local Plan?

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Councillor, when you are in a hole – STOP DIGGING!

Henry Lamprecht 12/02/2026 Henry Lamprecht 12/02/2026

Councillor, when you are in a hole – STOP DIGGING!

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Councillor, have you budgeted for lost appeals?

Henry Lamprecht 05/02/2026 Henry Lamprecht 05/02/2026

Councillor, have you budgeted for lost appeals?

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Locals couldn’t care less about your technical soundness…

Henry Lamprecht 29/01/2026 Henry Lamprecht 29/01/2026

Locals couldn’t care less about your technical soundness…

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Planning Blues

Henry Lamprecht 22/01/2026 Henry Lamprecht 22/01/2026

Planning Blues

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Councillor, do you know your own planning policies?

Henry Lamprecht 15/01/2026 Henry Lamprecht 15/01/2026

Councillor, do you know your own planning policies?

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“Planning Committees are just an annoyance” – Discuss

Henry Lamprecht 08/01/2026 Henry Lamprecht 08/01/2026

“Planning Committees are just an annoyance” – Discuss

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Did Father Christmas bring you a planning consent or a lump of coal?

Henry Lamprecht 18/12/2025 Henry Lamprecht 18/12/2025

Did Father Christmas bring you a planning consent or a lump of coal?

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De lingua agitur… (How to get people on board and your planning consent)

Henry Lamprecht 11/12/2025 Henry Lamprecht 11/12/2025

De lingua agitur… (How to get people on board and your planning consent)

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How do you navigate a strategic site through the Council and Councillors?

Henry Lamprecht 04/12/2025 Henry Lamprecht 04/12/2025

How do you navigate a strategic site through the Council and Councillors?

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Budget 2025

Cllr Morgan Rise 27/11/2025 Cllr Morgan Rise 27/11/2025

Budget 2025

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Councillor, you need to check your phone and e-mails…

Henry Lamprecht 20/11/2025 Henry Lamprecht 20/11/2025

Councillor, you need to check your phone and e-mails…

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Planning Officer of the Year Award (and new office in the North)

Henry Lamprecht 13/11/2025 Henry Lamprecht 13/11/2025

Planning Officer of the Year Award (and new office in the North)

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Lords vote down government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendment that would allow ministers to stop councils refusing applications…

Henry Lamprecht 06/11/2025 Henry Lamprecht 06/11/2025

Lords vote down government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendment that would allow ministers to stop councils refusing applications…

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Councillor, why are you depriving people from having a home?

Henry Lamprecht 30/10/2025 Henry Lamprecht 30/10/2025

Councillor, why are you depriving people from having a home?

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Planning Committees are here to stay (and dreams of them going is pie-in-the-sky)

Henry Lamprecht 23/10/2025 Henry Lamprecht 23/10/2025

Planning Committees are here to stay (and dreams of them going is pie-in-the-sky)

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Why don’t Councillors and officers READ? (A free add for SpecSavers)

Henry Lamprecht 16/10/2025 Henry Lamprecht 16/10/2025

Why don’t Councillors and officers READ? (A free add for SpecSavers)

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Chancellor evicts snails (with homes) for humans (without homes)

Henry Lamprecht 09/10/2025 Henry Lamprecht 09/10/2025

Chancellor evicts snails (with homes) for humans (without homes)

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