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FINANCE
The £8bn opportunity sitting in council bank accounts
By Mark Shearer | 01 September 2025
Mark Shearer says having billions of pounds in unspent Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds locked away is a luxury we can’t afford and its value needs to be released.
HOUSING
Councils 'sitting on' £8bn of s106 and CIL money
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2024
Councils in England and Wales have failed to spend over £8bn of section 106 and Community Infrast...
PLANNING
Seriously flawed proposals
By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 17 July 2023
Ministers should drop the Infrastructure Levy and work with councils to improve the current syste...
HOUSING
NHS trust takes councils to court in funding row
29 June 2023
A judge is set to decide whether three councils acted lawfully when they rejected a hospital trus...
PLANNING
Levelling up Bill heads to Lords
By Martin Ford | 15 December 2022
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will head to the House of Lords after weeks of haggling be...
PLANNING
Former Tory minister urges changes to Levelling Up Bill
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2022
Deprived areas could be ‘left further behind’ as a result of planning changes in the Levelling Up...
PLANNING
County threatens districts with legal action
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2022
A county council has threatened legal action against district authorities over funding for infras...
PLANNING
Section 106 agreements to be scrapped
By Martin Ford | 31 March 2022
Proposals for a standard Infrastructure Levy to replace the current system will be included in an...
PLANNING
Reforms to fast-track local plans
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2020
Councils will face sanctions unless they draw-up local plans within 30 months under government pr...
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Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
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