County Councils Network

County councils should be given more powers to lead the recovery from Covid-19. The government’s forthcoming white paper on devolution should use county authorities as the ‘principle vehicle’ for further devolution deals to secure economic growth.

A report has suggested that the introduction of a planning classification for retirement communities could incentivise the development of them and make it easier for councils to include them in local plans.

The built environment sector has urged the new government to fund local authorities properly and to be bolder in addressing the climate crisis.