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WHITEHALL
Developers call for more planning resources
By Laura Sharman | 14 June 2016
Council planning departments should be given a time limit to sign off permission in a bid to spee...
PLANNING
Ombudsman probe uncovers backlog
By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2016
An investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has uncovered a backlog of 1,500 open en...
WHITEHALL
Khan's new measures to cope with 'misguided' government relaxation
By Dan Peters | 06 June 2016
New London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced new measures to help the capital cope with a ‘misguided...
PLANNING
Lay of the land?
By Cllr Simon Cook | 02 June 2016
Cllr Simon Cook says laws must be changed to stop councils ‘pinching’ homes from each other and l...
BUSINESS
Flintoff hits Preston for six
25 May 2016
Local authorities are used to being hit for six, but last week Preston City Council had to face t...
WHITEHALL
Chief says fracking decision was 'difficult'
By Jamie Hailstone | 24 May 2016
North Yorkshire CC has given the green light to a controversial fracking application despite thou...
WHITEHALL
Queen's Speech 2016: Mayoral combined authorities to get bus franchising powers
By Chris Ames | 18 May 2016
The much-anticipated Bus Services Bill will limit powers to franchise services to areas with dire...
PLANNING
Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers
By Dan Peters | 18 May 2016
The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Q...
ENVIRONMENT
A sense of place
By Nicola Bulbeck | 17 May 2016
Perception of place is crucial. Nicola Bulbeck explains how district work has reviewed procedures...
FINANCE
Battle over 'dreadful' Act 'is not over yet'
By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016
Critics have warned the worst of the Housing and Planning Act will come in the yet-to-be-announce...
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