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What does the Epping 'asylum hotel' High Court case mean for councils and planning departments?
PLANNING

What does the Epping 'asylum hotel' High Court case mean for councils and planning departments?

By Ben Standing | 08 December 2025

After a council’s attempt to block asylum seekers from staying at a hotel was thwarted by the courts, Ben Standing explains what this means for local authority planning departments and senior leade...

WHITEHALL

Grey belt countryside warning

By Joe Lepper | 07 December 2025

Almost nine in 10 grey belt developments approved by the Government rather than councils over the...

DIGITAL

The final 15%: Why reaching every home with gigabit broadband matters

By Gráinne Gilmore | 05 December 2025

Gráinne Gilmore says the chancellor’s announcement of historic fiscal devolution – including £13b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Go North!

By Zoe Billingham | 04 December 2025

This Budget makes one thing clear: the Government is throwing its weight behind the North. Zoë Bi...

BUDGET 2025

Rachel Reeves: The Queen of fiscal drag

By Mike Emmerich | 28 November 2025

The chancellor may have done respectably on putting the public finances on a more secure long-ter...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: More funding to recruit planners

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2025

Funding to recruit officers has been announced in a bid to boost capacity in the planning system ...

HOUSING

The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?

By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025

The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...

ENVIRONMENT

Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature

By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025

Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed refuses to rule out fresh planning legislation

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025

Fresh planning legislation could be tabled to strip back environmental protections in an effort t...

DEVOLUTION

Forging the strategic planning skills that power devo

By Pooja Agrawal | 31 October 2025

The Government expects every regional body and strategic authority to prepare Spatial Development...

DEVOLUTION

Fragmented councils threaten English Devolution Bill success

By Simon Goacher | 30 October 2025

Simon Goacher says the rise of Reform UK and the shortcomings of the Government’s Devolution Bill...

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Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion

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As the Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion, your leadership will foster collaboration among Education Leaders and Partners. Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council

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