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HOUSING

Councils key to New Towns success, say peers

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2025

Councils must have a key role to make a success of the New Towns programme, peers have urged.

LONDON

London housing measures to empower mayor

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2025

A much-trailed announcement of muscular measures to accelerate housing delivery in London has bee...

PLANNING

PAC: 'Drought of planners' is 'serious problem'

17 October 2025

MPs are ‘unconvinced’ the Government is addressing the ‘lack of staffing capacity and capability ...

DEVOLUTION

Avoiding the grey zone

By Adele Gritten | 15 October 2025

Adele Gritten says clarifying roles in England’s evolving governance landscape is crucial to avoi...

PLANNING

Planning power grab bid

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025

The Government is seeking to gain more powers to prevent councils refusing planning permission.

PLANNING

Why the planning system must protect our green spaces

By Baroness Sater | 13 October 2025

Baroness Sater says the Planning and Infrastructure Bill fails to recognise the threat posed to c...

HOUSING

New Towns report: 'stars align' for mayors

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025

Mayors are set to take more prominent roles in planning matters, a think-tank has said.

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

DCN is 'punching above its weight'

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025

As Sam Chapman-Allen’s tenure as chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) comes to an end, h...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Conservatives call for reduced affordable housing targets

By Paul Marinko | 06 October 2025

Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly has suggested affordable housing targets for new deve...

CONSERVATIVES

Stability, partnership and delivery

By Sir James Cleverly | 02 October 2025

As delegates prepare to head to the Conservative party conference, Sir James Cleverly highlights ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Place

£95,202-£104,722 per annum

West Oxfordshire District Council is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Director of Place Apply for this job

West Oxfordshire District Council

Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2725e

£51,356 - £52,413

This post is a crucial leadership role within the exciting new Westmorland and Furness children’s home service area. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Lead Lawyer - Planing & Highways WMF2783e

£51,356 - £52,413

Westmorland and Furness Council will be an ambitious authority that will shape public services for the better Apply for this job

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