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HOUSING

Reed moves to speed up London's housebuilding

By Paul Marinko | 26 March 2026

The housing secretary has written to the capital’s council leaders outlining plans to fast-track ...

HOUSING

Call for developers to be hit with stick

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2026

A senior planner has called for developers that sit on land to be hit with a ‘bit more of a stick’.

HOUSING

Our CCN councils are pro-housing growth, if delivered the right way

By Simon Edwards | 19 March 2026

The planning system is one of the main ways people feel they can influence and shape their commun...

PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

Places: a call for more coterminosity

By Dr Catherine Howe | 18 March 2026

Catherine Howe asks: What if, instead of tussles over public sector reform between places and Whi...

FINANCE

Chancellor to give local leaders control over national taxes

By Paul Marinko | 17 March 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to give ‘local leaders’ spending control of some national t...

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...

PLANNING

South Staffordshire bucks national trend on planning enforcement

By Catherine Gutteridge | 16 March 2026

Catherine Gutteridge says South Staffordshire Council is standing apart as a positive exception b...

ASYLUM

Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026

Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of t...

RESILIENCE

Local Power Plan will fail unless we share power, not just infrastructure

By Emily Morrison | 24 February 2026

Emily Morrison says that done right, the Local Power Plan could help build local resilience for d...

REORGANISATION

LGR: putting planning back into the spotlight

By Catriona Riddell | 19 February 2026

We now have a government that puts planning at the heart of economic growth, but does reorganisat...

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frederica-diamanta

Planning Strategy & Specialist Services Manager

HAY 2 up to £63,110

This is a senior role at the heart of Fenland’s place-shaping agenda. Apply for this job

Fenland District Council

Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer)

£Competitive

Choose Challenge. Choose Change. Choose Cheshire East. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development  

£71,202 - £77,495 per annum

Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

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