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WHITEHALL
LGA criticises May's land banking crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018
Government plans to tackle the housing shortage by ending land banking are not enough and should ...
PLANNING
Write strategic planning back into the system
By John Wood | 20 February 2018
John Wood outlines how he believes counties can do more to exploit their strengths in housing del...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils told to improve strategic planning
By Mark Conrad | 19 February 2018
Cherwell and South Northamptonshire DCs have been told they must improve strategic planning as th...
PLANNING
More powers needed to unlock land for housing - LGA
By Hiba Mahamadi | 16 February 2018
Councils should be allowed to charge developers full council tax where land is left after securin...
WHITEHALL
Javid says he needs 'stronger case' on HRA
By Dan Peters | 08 February 2018
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has urged the sector to use headroom in the Housing Revenu...
PLANNING
Councils and housing associations collaborating: More than the sum of their parts
By Lucy Terry | 06 February 2018
A joint venture between Gateshead Council and a housing association is a prime example of why the...
PLANNING
How do we properly measure the social impact of planning decisions?
By Colin Crooks | 25 January 2018
We need to work together to construct a tool to measure the impact of developments on communities...
PLANNING
Councils call for permitted development rules to be scrapped
By Laura Sharman | 18 January 2018
Nearly one in 10 homes built over the last two years was converted from an office, new analysis h...
WHITEHALL
Planning fee increase comes into force
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2018
A 20% increase in planning fees has finally come into force – six months after the Government’s i...
PLANNING
Whitehall announces panel to investigate slow rate of housebuilding
By William Eichler | 15 January 2018
The Government has unveiled the panel of experts who will review the gap between the number of pl...
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