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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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frederica-diamanta

Director of Adult Social Care

£111,136 -£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is an ambitious council, Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Programme Director for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

£110,100 - £121,785 per annum

In Suffolk, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors

£420 per day (48 days per annum)

Local public bodies are at the heart of our communities. Apply for this job

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

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