Planning

By Ian Miller | 12 June 2023

Such new powers as councils are given are limited either on the face of the Levelling Up and Rege...

WHITEHALL

Boris urges Gove to 'accelerate' levelling up Bill

By Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on local government secretary Michael Gove to ‘acc...

The Government should establish a Net Zero Delivery Authority

By Wera Hobhouse | 06 June 2023

The Government needs to unleash local authorities in the fight against the climate crisis, says L...

PLANNING

Design codes: what are they and why do they matter?

By Ruth Richardson | 04 June 2023

A design code is a set of requirements that provide parameters for the development of a site or a...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Water scarcity: an increasing barrier to building

By Natalie Brahma-Pearl | 30 May 2023

Natalie Brahma-Pearl says water scarcity is the latest issue created by the climate emergency and...

PLANNING

Questions over council land purchase proposals

By Martin Ford | 30 May 2023

Labour's proposed legislation would allow councils to buy land at agricultural values using compu...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Enfield urged to invest in planning

By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023

Enfield LBC has been urged to divert more resources to its planning department to clear a backlog...

FINANCE

Concern over community land auction plan

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023

A scheme designed to put land value windfalls in council coffers has caused alarm in the House of...

WHITEHALL

Labour pledges to reinstate housing targets

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2023

A Labour Government would reinstate housebuilding targets after a Conservative U-turn brought pro...

ENVIRONMENT

The power of redevelopment

By Paul Martin | 16 May 2023

What can local authorities learn from the stunning redevelopment of Battersea Power Station? Paul...

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