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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...

WHITEHALL

Districts call for council tax limit increase

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2018

Districts have called for the council tax cap to be increased so they can raise an extra £9m.

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Government must work with us to streamline the local plan process

10 January 2018

Here at Craven DC we received the best possible Christmas present in 2017 – we finally published ...

FINANCE

Property investment crackdown could be 'potentially disastrous' - LGA

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2017

A crackdown on council property investment could be ‘potentially disastrous’ for some authorities...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Ian Miller: my biggest gripes at the moment

By Ian Miller | 13 December 2017

Ian Miller rounds up the biggest frustrations for district chiefs as another year draws to a close.

FINANCE

The pressure on district finances is as real as other authorities

By Jill Penn | 06 December 2017

This is a period of fast-moving change. Jill Penn looks at where this leaves district finances an...

TRANSFORMATION

District voices are being heard in the transformation debate

By John Fuller | 21 November 2017

Cllr John Fuller believes district calls for transformation to be driven by bottom up solutions a...

WHITEHALL

Javid rejects DCLG capacity fears

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has rejected accusations that his Whitehall department is too s...

FINANCE

Government pushes ahead with New Homes Bonus changes

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2017

The Government has decided to push ahead with a raft of controversial changes to the New Homes Bo...

PLANNING

Planning authorities demand radical financial reforms

By Ian Miller | 25 October 2017

Ian Miller calls for planning authorities to be allowed to set fees on the basis of full cost rec...

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