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FINANCE
Driving ahead with digitisation
12 June 2019
A digital transformation programme has led to identified savings of more than £580,000 over 10 ye...
PLANNING
Planning permission for council sports centre quashed
By Martin Ford | 10 June 2019
Elmbridge BC may be forced to demolish its multi-million pound sports hub after a High Court judg...
PLANNING
Rebalancing the planning relationship
By Cllr John Fuller | 05 June 2019
John Fuller is looking forward to seeing if housing minister Kit Malthouse's hints translate into...
PLANNING
Labour report calls for radical tax and planning reforms
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2019
Replacing council tax and business rates are among the radical policies proposed in a report comm...
PLANNING
Banbury broadens its offer for residents
By Adele Taylor | 28 May 2019
Cherwell DC bought the existing shopping centre in Banbury and the site for a new leisure and ret...
FINANCE
London council budgets slashed 17% over last decade
By William Eichler | 13 May 2019
London’s local authority budgets have dropped by nearly a fifth – 17% – per head over the last ei...
PLANNING
Counties can help speed delivery of the right homes in the right places
By Peter French | 30 April 2019
We must move away from simply 'planning by numbers' when it comes to housing and instead seek to ...
WHITEHALL
Planning system comes under fire from MPs
By Martin Ford | 30 April 2019
The Government’s approach to increasing housebuilding via the planning system has been described ...
PLANNING
Factor inclusivity in from day one
By Paul Hackett | 09 April 2019
Tackling social exclusion cannot end at the planning committee or once legal agreements are signe...
FINANCE
Rule change signalled following London 'social cleansing' accusation
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2019
Local government secretary James Brokenshire has signalled a possible change to the rules to help...
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Local government in Surrey is being reshaped for the first time in more than 50 years. Apply for this job
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Code at the centre of cyber alert seen on more than 40% of UK council websites surveyed
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