Planning

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2015

London boroughs and councils in the North East and North West experienced the largest per-head sp...

WHITEHALL

Parishes answer planning problems

By Elisabeth Skinner | 05 March 2015

James Derounian and Elisabeth Skinner advocate local authority and community involvement – all at...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Betts blasts 'disappointing' planning response

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2015

The Government is ‘burying its head in the sand’ by rejecting public concerns about unsustainable...

Exclude rural areas from Right to Buy says CIH

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2015

Rural communities should be exempted from the Government’s Right to Buy programme in order to pre...

PLANNING

Disputes body for Section 106

24 February 2015

An external body could be given legal powers to determine Section 106 disputes between local plan...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council to launch judicial review against Pickles

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015

A council is today expected to decide to launch a judicial challenge against communities secretar...

BUSINESS

Norfolk plant 'buried' after DCLG's delays

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 February 2015

Norfolk CC has accused the Department for Communities and Local Government of sitting on a Planni...

FINANCE

Let's enjoy the bumpy ride

By Paul Lankester | 10 February 2015

Local government is a great career because there are always new challenges to overcome. So best ...

FINANCE

Five things we learnt from the Elphicke-House review

By Rob Beiley | 29 January 2015

Rob Beiley delves into the detail of a government-commissioned report into the role of local auth...

PLANNING

Starr power's wearing thin

27 January 2015

Ringo Starr has been accused of many things in his lifetime.

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