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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...
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...
PLANNING
The MJ Regeneration supplement February 2026
19 February 2026
Including a look at the impact of local government reorganisation on the planning system
ELECTIONS
Could elections U-turn signal a fight to save LGR?
By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2026
Cancelling the postponement of elections 'takes U-turns to the next level', says Heather Jameson....
DEVOLUTION
Government using strategic planning agenda to speed up devo
By Joe Lepper | 18 February 2026
Concerns have been raised over the Government’s use of its strategic planning agenda to speed up ...
PLANNING
Money can't bypass the Warm Homes Plan's lengthy paperwork and unfair charges
By Katy King | 18 February 2026
It is time for town halls to bypass the bottleneck around heat pumps, turning three-day installs ...
HOUSING
Councils hold back help for Building Safety Regulator
By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2026
A request for council help from the beleaguered Building Safety Regulator (BSR) fell on deaf ears...
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