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WHITEHALL
Boris urges Gove to 'accelerate' levelling up Bill
By Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on local government secretary Michael Gove to ‘acc...
PLANNING
The Government should establish a Net Zero Delivery Authority
By Wera Hobhouse | 06 June 2023
The Government needs to unleash local authorities in the fight against the climate crisis, says L...
PLANNING
Design codes: what are they and why do they matter?
By Ruth Richardson | 04 June 2023
A design code is a set of requirements that provide parameters for the development of a site or a...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Water scarcity: an increasing barrier to building
By Natalie Brahma-Pearl | 30 May 2023
Natalie Brahma-Pearl says water scarcity is the latest issue created by the climate emergency and...
PLANNING
Questions over council land purchase proposals
By Martin Ford | 30 May 2023
Labour's proposed legislation would allow councils to buy land at agricultural values using compu...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Enfield urged to invest in planning
By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023
Enfield LBC has been urged to divert more resources to its planning department to clear a backlog...
FINANCE
Concern over community land auction plan
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023
A scheme designed to put land value windfalls in council coffers has caused alarm in the House of...
WHITEHALL
Labour pledges to reinstate housing targets
By Dan Peters | 17 May 2023
A Labour Government would reinstate housebuilding targets after a Conservative U-turn brought pro...
ENVIRONMENT
The power of redevelopment
By Paul Martin | 16 May 2023
What can local authorities learn from the stunning redevelopment of Battersea Power Station? Paul...
PLANNING
Gove in planning intervention threat
By Mark Conrad | 15 May 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has threatened intervention across nine underperforming c...
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