All local government articles
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NewsWider reform to combined authority governance needed to make most of new planning powers, warns IfG
Insitute for Government sets out recommendations after publication of Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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NewsRaising HRA threshold could unlock 88,000 new homes, district councils say
DCN says current threshold for setting up a ring-fenced HRA deters local authorities from building
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NewsRayner to set out ‘devolution by default’ plan to give mayors more powers over development
MHCLG white paper to propose local government shakeup and more strategic powers for mayors to guide housing, transport and skills projects
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NewsProfessionalisation requirements could cost councils £18m in next two years
New requirements brought in after failings in social housing sector
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NewsHousebuilding concerns at fore as Tories lose control of key councils
Difficult night for the Conservatives with the party losing control of Windsor & Maidenhead and East Herts
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NewsPlanning fee increase not enough to fix system, says sector
CIH, BPF and RTPI welcome plan but warn much more is needed to improve planning system
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NewsSouthampton council seeks affordable housing providers to join £120m development framework
Council seeks to build 8,000 affordable homes by 2040
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NewsGove: Housing supply should shift to urban and brownfield sites
The housing secretary tells MPs councils that have built over their assessed need won’t need to build more
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CommentPlanning reform: Time to clean up
Michael Gove must decide quickly how to neutralise planning reform as a political issue before recasting housing policy as a springboard for success at the next general election, argues Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran
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NewsVast majority of social landlords giving greater priority to existing stock
Annual Savills survey of landlords shows focus on development stagnating as fire safety and net zero costs mount
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NewsHigh profile modular firms appointed to flagship offsite housing framework
Manufacturers Ilke, Impact Modular and TopHat are selected for £600m National Housing Federation initiative
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NewsIndustry demands urgent clarity over planning reforms
Ex-PM attacks government proposals as Queen’s Speech puts planning Bill at centre of legislative timetable
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NewsFewer than one in 20 councillors think planning reforms improve democracy
Concerns over plans strong among Conservative elected members