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Brought to you by Dentons and We Plan London, and Alice Lester from Brent Council, it draws on the knowledge of a core panel of experts from across the sector, supplemented with special guests hand picked for their particular expertise. From Greenbelt to Brownfield, national planning policy to local plan-making and everything in between, Dentons Planning TV provides a unique insight into the thoughts of those involved at the sharp end.

In this episode of Planning TV, Mike Kiely, Planning and Development Advisor at Bexley Council, joins Alice Lester MBE, Head of Planning at Brent Council, and Jamie McKie, Dentons Planning and Public Law Team, discuss the challenges likely to be faced in the planning and construction industry in 2017.

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