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Dan Peters

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Pennycook: Compulsory purchase to be made 'faster and more efficient'

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024

Councils will be ‘empowered to buy cheaper land’ through the use of compulsory purchase orders un...

£2bn finance settlement boost announced

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2024

Councils in England will receive a share of £2bn additional funding next year under the provision...

Government changes rules to spot slow planners

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024

The speed with which councils decide planning applications will be assessed over a shorter time p...

Floating Dover's community boat

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024

Rebecca Dyer talks to Dan Peters about how Dover DC is acting as a facilitator, encouraging resid...

'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024

Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...

Sector call for council tax review

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024

Local government has called for a ‘fundamental review of council tax’ in a long-awaited report.

'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024

Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...

4.3% boost for Welsh councils

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024

Councils will receive £6.1bn from the Welsh Government to spend on delivering key services, incre...

Call for change after Sara Sharif murder

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024

Some 485 children in England died or were seriously harmed by abuse or neglect in a year, a repor...

Increased housebuilding targets for councils

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024

Areas with the highest unaffordability for housing and greatest potential for growth will be hand...