HEALTH

Making 'build, build, build' a reality

17 May 2021

Having listened to the Queen’s Speech, Cllr Darren Rodwell worries the Government is ‘overly fixa...

PLANNING

Population figures ignored local evidence

By Martin Ford | 11 May 2021

A watchdog has found official population growth statistics used to agree housing targets may have...

PLANNING

Queen's Speech: No social care solution in sight

By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2021

The Queen’s Speech has said proposals on social care reform will be brought forward – but it fell...

PLANNING

Queen's Speech: New law to 'modernise' planning system

By Laura Sharman | 11 May 2021

The Government has pledged to push ahead with reforms to the planning system in order to meet hou...

PLANNING

Parishes issue vote of no confidence in Hartlepool

By Martin Ford | 10 May 2021

Four parish councils have asked to leave Hartlepool BC following ‘several years of increasing fru...

ENVIRONMENT

Queen's speech: PM's 'live local and prosper' promise

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

Levelling up, boosting the economy and backing the NHS are set to be the priorities for Tuesday’s...

PLANNING

Call to scrap 'arbitrary' New Homes Bonus

By Martin Ford | 05 May 2021

A county council has called for the New Homes Bonus to be dropped altogether in a withering respo...

PLANNING

MJ Housing: Mayor's Right to Buy pledge

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

London Mayor Saqid Khan has pledged to buy back council homes sold under Right to Buy as part of ...

PLANNING

Criticism for 'toothless' HDT

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

Government measures to push councils into meeting their housing targets are ‘toothless,’ a develo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MJ Housing: Homing in on housing in Kingston

By John Cooper | 05 May 2021

Kingston RLBC’s leader Caroline Kerr and chief executive Ian Thomas are united in their commitmen...