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PLANNING
Conservatives pledge business rates retention expansion
By Martin Ford | 11 June 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to create business rates retention zones as he launched the Co...
HEALTH
What next?
By Ben Page | 11 June 2024
Overall there is plenty of sense in what Labour has promised – as ever the challenge will be exec...
PLANNING
Climate action: Give us the tools so we can get the job done
By Cllr Pete Sudbury | 03 June 2024
Cllr Dr Pete Sudbury says councils are the best bodies for delivering local climate action. He ca...
BUSINESS
High Court judge in trees ruling
By Mark Conrad | 31 May 2024
Councils and developers relying on planning permission exemptions to preservation orders cannot a...
PLANNING
Labour set to build like it's 1945
By Paul Marinko | 28 May 2024
As the General Election race kicks into gear, Labour hopes its new towns policy will prove the so...
WHITEHALL
High Court dismisses Bibby Stockholm legal challenge
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024
The High Court has dismissed a legal case challenging the Government’s controversial use of the B...
PLANNING
Truths and consequences behind LURA
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2024
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act finally made it into the statute book, but a raft of big ti...
PLANNING
A difference in planning
15 May 2024
Everyone in local government knows the importance of planning.
PLANNING
MJ Regen: Is planning reform the key to unlocking growth?
By Anthony Breach | 14 May 2024
The Cinderella planning service is suddenly in the spotlight. Can a sprinkling of fairy dust – an...
FINANCE
MJ Regen: How to grow when the cash runs out
By Dr Simon Kaye | 14 May 2024
With the current state of council finances, we need to look again at the role of local authoritie...
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