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HOUSING
When it comes to new towns, smart has trumped brave
By Jackie Sadek | 29 September 2025
The report from the independent New Towns Taskforce is a plan that might actually work, 'and loca...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Outgoing DCN chair calls for genuine devo
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 29 September 2025
As he steps down from his DCN role, chair Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen reflects on four turbulent years...
LEGAL
Gwynedd to appeal court block on second homes clampdown
By Martin Ford | 29 September 2025
Gwynedd Council is preparing to launch an appeal after losing a legal challenge to its clampdown ...
WORKFORCE
New towns, new leaders
By Luca Wells | 25 September 2025
With a lot of initiatives being pushed through government, the strain on local authorities is inc...
FINANCE
Councils can't wait for reform
By Joanne Pitt | 22 September 2025
Drawing on assurance work by CIPFA, Joanne Pitt sets out the challenges driving the growing relia...
REGENERATION
How new mayoral powers could reshape housing and planning
By David Blackman | 19 September 2025
With the English Devolution Bill gaining momentum, David Blackman assesses what new housing and p...
HOUSING
Government 'absolutely committed' to 1.5 million homes target
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2025
The new housing secretary Steve Reed has insisted the Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to get...
HOUSING
Future Forum Midlands: 'Conceptual chance' of meeting housing targets
By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2025
The Government’s new housing targets ‘are a better balance across the country’ with ‘a conceptual...
ASYLUM
Councils prepare for battle over asylum accommodation at military sites
By Joe Lepper | 10 September 2025
Councils at the centre of Government plans to increase the use of former military barracks to hou...
REORGANISATION
Why districts should embrace reorganisation
By Cllr Dale Broughton | 08 September 2025
Craig Leyland, Nick Worth and Dale Broughton explain how the South & East Lincolnshire Councils P...
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