Councils 'sitting on' £8bn of s106 and CIL money
HOUSING

Councils 'sitting on' £8bn of s106 and CIL money

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2024

Councils in England and Wales have failed to spend over £8bn of section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money, according to a new report.

PARISH COUNCILS

Why not open up better channels with your parish colleagues in 2024?

By Mark Smith | 20 November 2023

The parish and principal council sectors need to work much better together to ensure the best pos...

PLANNING

Seriously flawed proposals

By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 17 July 2023

Ministers should drop the Infrastructure Levy and work with councils to improve the current syste...

PLANNING

Levelling up Bill heads to Lords

By Martin Ford | 15 December 2022

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will head to the House of Lords after weeks of haggling be...

PLANNING

Former Tory minister urges changes to Levelling Up Bill

By Martin Ford | 13 December 2022

Deprived areas could be ‘left further behind’ as a result of planning changes in the Levelling Up...

PLANNING

County threatens districts with legal action

By Martin Ford | 28 November 2022

A county council has threatened legal action against district authorities over funding for infras...

WHITEHALL

Pincher defends planning reforms

By Chris Mahony | 02 November 2021

The Government’s revised proposals for planning reforms will seek to make the system more accessi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick launches plans to kickstart housing market

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has restarted the housing market as part of the Government’s pla...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Go big or go home

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 03 March 2020

Chair of the UK2070 Commission into spatial inequalities Lord Bob Kerslake says everyone will los...

FINANCE

A fighting chance to support development

By Natalie Harries | 11 September 2019

Changes to how the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) can be used came into effect this month - ...

FINANCE

Putting community at the heart of decision-making

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2019

Cllr Jonathan Slater and James Lee talk to Ann McGauran about Lewisham LBC’s Neighbourhood Commun...

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