Ollie Boulter (pt2) Head of Planning and Infrastructure for the Isle of Wight council – Dec 2024 interview

Ollie Boulter (pt2) Head of Planning and Infrastructure for the Isle of Wight council - Dec 2024 interview
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Second part of the interview with Ollie Boulter, Head of Planning and Infrastructure for the Isle of Wight council. We cover, in detail, the purpose and process of pre-planning applications, life as a planning officer on IW, the department’s accumulated knowledge, the need for planning officers to understand a local community and how do they stay on top of so many different planning applications. We also talk about changes to the NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework), which occurred in Dec 2023 and changed again in Dec 2024