In Good Company S02 E01: Why AI Can't Replace Your Planning Consultant, Daniel Phillips JMS Planning

In Good Company S02 E01: Why AI Can't Replace Your Planning Consultant | Daniel Phillips, JMS Planning Daniel Phillips MPlan MRTPI, Principal Planner at JMS Planning, joins host Dave McRobbie for the first episode of Series 2. They talk through the £78bn tourism and leisure opportunity buried in the incoming NPPF redraft, the pressure on second-home hotspots like Cornwall and Scotland, and where AI genuinely helps a planning consultant, and where it can't do the job for you. JMS Planning is HolidaymakerXP's newest partner, working across residential, commercial, leisure, infrastructure, energy and strategic land, with Daniel now leading the firm's push into parks, hotels and visitor attractions. Chapters 0:00 Welcome, and introducing Daniel Phillips 1:59 What JMS Planning does 4:46 Daniel's route into planning 11:09 Sector challenges: costs, competition and seasonality 14:37 Second homes, holiday lets and the housing squeeze 18:37 The new NPPF explained 23:55 £78bn: the tourism opportunity behind the policy shift 30:29 Why AI can't replace your planning consultant 39:32 What's next: data centres, Edinburgh XP and Dorset XP 41:58 Closing thoughts More In Good Company episodes: https://community.holidaymakerxp.co.u... XP Community: https://community.holidaymakerxp.co.uk/ About In Good Company In Good Company is HolidaymakerXP's podcast for independent UK hospitality, honest conversation with the people, partners and operators shaping the sector. Co-hosted by Dave McRobbie and Lana Tigwell. #InGoodCompany #HolidaymakerXP #UKPlanning #NPPF #HolidayParks #Hospitality