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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 ...
WHITEHALL
Whitehall must stop curbing councils
By Sam Clayden | 23 November 2016
The Government will fail to solve the housing crisis if it continues to ‘disincentivise’ councils...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Healey: Rethink housing legislation after U-turn
By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2016
Shadow housing secretary John Healey has called for a rethink on the rest of the Housing and Plan...
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