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PLANNING
Planning reforms threaten 'developer free-for-all'
By Martin Ford | 17 March 2026
The voices of rural communities would be ‘severely weakened’ by the Government’s proposed plannin...
SIGOMA
OBR warns pressures on council finances remain
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026
While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...
HOUSING
Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles
By Michael O’Doherty | 12 March 2026
Michael O’Doherty introduces a new webinar series exploring the enablers of successful council-le...
TRANSFORMATION
How to tackle the challenges of 2026
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...
ASYLUM
Council backlash over asylum reforms
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026
The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...
HOUSING
Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026
Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...
HEALTH
Helping mayors map a path to better places
By Mark Sandford | 03 March 2026
Mark Sandford says a new approach to working out the potential impact of development decisions on...
IMPROVEMENT
London borough urged to shout about achievements
By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026
A London borough has been told the shout more loudly about its achievements and prospects so as t...
BUSINESS
Councils face 'capacity crisis' of unspent developer funds
By Izzy Lepone | 02 March 2026
More than £9bn in unspent developer contributions is being held by councils, the Home Builders’ F...
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