Ruth Reed, director of Green Planning Studio, was a guest on week 2 of the Time for Timber Podcast, the regular podcast of the Structural Timber Association.

Ruth Reed joined Andrew Carpenter and talked about her career as an Architect that has spanned public and private practice and the Planning Inspectorate, being the first woman president of the Royal Institute of British Architects where she continues to represent the profession in planning matters.

In this episode, Ruth talks about moving from her background in architecture to planning. Top tips for anyone wanting to gain planning permission and why she loves timber frame so much. “I got into planning to defend the genuinely good.”

The podcast is on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/2-2-how-to-win-planning-permission-ruth-reed-from-green/id1278961345?i=1000395292868&mt=2 but is embedded below for your convenience: