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PLANNING
A solid plan for planning
By Sir Bob Neill | 07 March 2023
Sir Bob Neill examines how a consultation on increasing planning fees will set in motion long-las...
HUMAN RESOURCES
District leaders welcome proposed planning fee boost
By William Eichler | 01 March 2023
District council leaders have welcomed a proposal that could increase planning fees to help over-...
PLANNING
Market place madness
01 March 2023
Billingsgate and Smithfield markets are on the move to Dagenham Dock.
WHITEHALL
Charting the lost decade
By Michael Burton | 01 March 2023
Economist Paul Johnson pulls no punches in his new book on the public finances which charts Gover...
PLANNING
Counties' infrastructure funding faces cuts, report claims
By Mark Whitehead | 28 February 2023
Funding for infrastructure in county areas could be cut under new planning reforms, council leade...
PLANNING
We need a bottom up approach to planning, says MP
27 February 2023
We need a bottom up approach to planning to empower communities, Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper...
PLANNING
'Inefficient' planning costs UK millions of homes
By William Eichler | 22 February 2023
The UK is missing more than four million homes due to its ‘inefficient’ and ‘outdated’ planning l...
PLANNING
The National Planning Policy Framework could be a move in the right direction
By Gill Kneller | 21 February 2023
East Hampshire faces a double whammy of issues on centrally-imposed housing targets, says Gill Kn...
PLANNING
Fighting for freedom
By Ann McGauran | 21 February 2023
The District Councils’ Network conference takes place this week. Ann McGauran talks to those who ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local government in the Land of the Long White Cloud
By Alex Parmley | 15 February 2023
Alex Parmley offers a leadership perspective from a district council in New Zealand, where local ...
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Engineering Team Manager (Highways Assets)
Special A, SCP 42-45, £55,224 - £58,605 pa
You will be responsible for the Councils asset management system, and ensuring all data is valid and current. Apply for this job
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
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