PLANNING

Planning authorities demand radical financial reforms

By Ian Miller | 25 October 2017

Ian Miller calls for planning authorities to be allowed to set fees on the basis of full cost rec...

PLANNING

Councils clash over green belt housing

By William Eichler | 06 October 2017

South Bucks DC has criticised its southern neighbours Slough Council for publishing proposals to ...

PLANNING

Housing is a national priority - don't discourage districts

By Cllr John Fuller | 04 October 2017

Cllr John Fuller makes an impassioned plea to the Government not to reduce the new homes bonus, w...

PLANNING

Councillors attack planning reforms

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2017

Scottish Government proposals to overhaul the planning system would erode the local democratic pr...

PLANNING

Putting homes at the heart of the agenda for growth

By Derrick Ashley | 27 September 2017

For the first time Hertfordshire CC is in a position to see a complete picture of the county’s gr...

PLANNING

Councils will have to pick up pieces when music stops

By Paul Wheeler | 20 September 2017

Paul Wheeler says councils must start planning to fix the dysfunctional housing market.

WHITEHALL

What districts want

By Ian Miller | 19 September 2017

Ian Miller on what district councils would like to see from the Budget and local government finan...

PLANNING

Javid's top-to-bottom social housing review

By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 19 September 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has launched a green paper on social housing in the aftermath o...

PLANNING

Councils told number of homes they should build

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2017

The Government has told councils the number of homes it thinks they need to deliver every year as...

FINANCE

Pressure grows to honour planning fees increase pledge

By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017

Councils have ramped up their calls for the Government to meet its commitment to allow them to in...

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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