{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"IPI Planners Podcast","title":"Planning for Water","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2864,"description":"Infrastructure projects often languish in complex, sequential consenting processes that stall housing and economic development. Planners and utility providers face an uphill battle to align long-term strategic needs with immediate construction requirements.\nThis episode explores the integrated approach of Uisce Éireann and the critical role of early engagement and cross-agency collaboration in building resilient communities.\nJoining us is Olwyn James, the Senior Planning, Land, and Utilities Manager at Uisce Éireann. She draws on over two decades of experience in local authority planning and architectural conservation to explain the realities of managing national infrastructure delivery.\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\nUisce Éireann infrastructure delivery and planning system integration\nAddressing decades of under-investment in critical water assets\nComplex consenting regimes and the need for reform\nEarly engagement strategies between agencies and developers\nThe importance of high-quality design in utility infrastructure\nGUEST DETAILS\nOlwyn James serves as the Senior Planning, Land, and Utilities Manager at Uisce Éireann. With a career spanning over 20 years, she has transitioned from local authority planning and architectural conservation into her current role leading complex infrastructure delivery. Her work focuses on navigating consenting regimes, national infrastructure delivery, and strategic site acquisition.\nQUOTES\nPlanning might be a little bit narrow in its thinking, and maybe people who go into planning it could really do with a dose of healthy diversity. - Olwyn James\nThere is a responsibility across the board around thinking what is it we want, what is our policy directive here, what are our objectives, what's the plan. - Olwyn James\n\"I think the system as a whole needs to improve in how it's communicating with applicants around what are the steps, what is happening, what's going to happen next. - Olwyn James\nPODCAST HOST DETAILS\nDr. Sean O'Leary MIPI is a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9nVw4-BLGicJm7Z63ptnPClwECFyyzaaR7K_jQ6eBkk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODA5/NDQzZDEwYmMxMDcy/NmNmNzEwMzdlOTgz/MjAyMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}