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PLANNING

Councillors grill Capita over planning service

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2019

Directors of an outsourced planning service have been taken to task by councillors.

PLANNING

Scrapping permitted development will lead to better quality housing schemes

By Jason Brock | 25 March 2019

Senior researcher at the Fabian Society Jason Brock argues that a broken planning system is harmi...

PLANNING

A solid partnership was key to the new vision for Bracknell

By Marc Brunel-Walker | 20 March 2019

A ‘solid public-private partnership’ was critical to making the masterplan for Bracknell’s transf...

PLANNING

Extracting quality from the Future High Streets Fund

By Bill Grimsey | 19 March 2019

Retail expert Bill Grimsey says the £675m Future High Streets Fund is welcome, but the Government...

PLANNING

Brokenshire announces Accelerated Housing Green Paper

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019

A Green Paper aiming to speed up the planning process will be published later this year, communit...

PLANNING

Housing minister urges councils to revive HRA building

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2019

Minister Kit Malthouse has expressed a preference for building new homes using Housing Revenue Ac...

PLANNING

Brokenshire backtracks after blocking Baptist bid

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2019

A judicial review next month has been averted after communities secretary James Brokenshire backt...

WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councillors barrage Brokenshire over Brexit

By Martin Ford | 07 March 2019

Local government secretary James Brokenshire has faced a barrage of Brexit concerns from councill...

PLANNING

Planners in growth and infrastructure warning

By Martin Ford | 21 February 2019

Large-scale infrastructure projects and construction-led economic growth in Scotland are at risk ...

WHITEHALL

Truss backs fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2019

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss, has given her backing to further fiscal devolution.