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WHITEHALL

Court delays councils' Heathrow challenge

By Chris Ames | 31 January 2017

An attempt by an alliance of councils to challenge the Government’s backing for a new Heathrow ru...

WHITEHALL

Southwark seeks judicial review for CPO

By James Evison | 24 January 2017

Southwark LBC has reached out to communities secretary Sajid Javid to discuss the stalled redevel...

PLANNING

The planning system is undermining local democracy

By Andrew Walker | 12 January 2017

Looking ahead to the imminent housing white paper, Andrew Walker argues the planning system is we...

WHITEHALL

Planning system 'favours developers' over communities

By Mark Conrad | 11 January 2017

Three-quarters of councillors believe the planning system is too weighted in favour of developers...

FINANCE

Keeping housing ratios real

By Cllr David Finch | 10 January 2017

The UK is in the grip of a major housing crisis, but it will take more than bricks and mortar for...

CLIMATE CHANGE

High Court: Council right to approve fracking

By Laura Sharman | 20 December 2016

Fracking will be allowed to take place in North Yorkshire after the High Court ruled the county c...

FINANCE

'Long-term national solution' still needed to solve social care crisis

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

The sector and experts have argued that the announcement that an extra £900m will be made availab...

WHITEHALL

Report: housing targets 'impossible' for councils

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

A lack of planning resources means housing targets ‘will be impossible’ for almost 90% of local a...

PLANNING

New funding and strategy for rundown estates

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2016

New government funding to help breathe new life into rundown estates has been announced, along wi...

PLANNING

Getting your clause into new housing

By Jason Longhurst | 29 November 2016

Jason Longhurst reflects on Central Bedfordshire’s implementation of a Five Year Delivery Clause ...

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Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

£139,111.00 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a chance to make a significant difference to the lives of families across our borough – and to seriously improve your quality of life. Apply for this job

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council