Eric Pickles puts stop to flawed Regional Strategies today
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is today putting a swift end to Whitehall's grip on local planning policy by scrapping Regional Strategies and their centrally imposed building targets that...
View ArticleGarden grabbing concerns raised by new figures
New figures have today laid bare concerns over the dramatic increase in the number of 'gardens grabbed' for development in the last 12 years. (continues...)
View ArticleCutting red tape to give a green light for greener development
The new Government is taking swift action to shorten and simplify environmental regulations so it is easier for developers to green-proof their building projects, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles...
View ArticleGreg Clark meets Big Society pioneers at Balsall Heath
The network of local volunteers who transformed Balsall Heath in Birmingham are a national example of people power putting the Big Society into action, Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark said on a...
View ArticleAndrew Stunell: Rights for travellers who play by the rules and protection...
As part of a new fair deal for travellers and the settled community, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today outlined plans for improved tenancy rights for travellers on authorised council sites....
View ArticleEric Pickles puts stop to flawed Regional Strategies today
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is today putting a swift end to Whitehall's grip on local planning policy by scrapping Regional Strategies and their centrally imposed building targets that...
View ArticleGarden grabbing concerns raised by new figures
New figures have today laid bare concerns over the dramatic increase in the number of 'gardens grabbed' for development in the last 12 years. (continues...)
View ArticleCutting red tape to give a green light for greener development
The new Government is taking swift action to shorten and simplify environmental regulations so it is easier for developers to green-proof their building projects, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles...
View ArticleGreg Clark meets Big Society pioneers at Balsall Heath
The network of local volunteers who transformed Balsall Heath in Birmingham are a national example of people power putting the Big Society into action, Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark said on a...
View ArticleAndrew Stunell: Rights for travellers who play by the rules and protection...
As part of a new fair deal for travellers and the settled community, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today outlined plans for improved tenancy rights for travellers on authorised council sites....
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