County Councils Network

Survey: Councillors want councils to move to hybrid way of holding meetings

23.05.2022

Laura Edgar

Responding to a survey, 72 per cent of councillors say moving to a hybrid model of holding meetings could attract more younger people, ethnic minorities and women to stand in local elections.

How solving the strategic planning puzzle will close the infrastructure funding gap

15.12.2021

Peter French

County Councils Network | Economic Growth | England | Policy & Politics | strategic planning

With the planning reforms put on hold, Peter French puts forward the case for strategic planning bodies.

Counties call for strategic planning to ease excessive housing development

08.12.2021

Huw Morris

County Councils Network | England | Housing | michael gove

Forthcoming government reforms must introduce a strategic planning model to align housebuilding and infrastructure in county areas, according to latest research.

Report: Strategic planning bodies needed if duty to cooperate is scrapped

21.10.2020

Laura Edgar

A new approach to strategic planning requires the designation of strategic planning advisory bodies (SPAB), the key roles for which would be prescribed nationally, suggests a report.

How to replace the duty to cooperate

21.10.2020

Catriona Riddell

Scrapping the duty to cooperate is one proposal in Planning for the Future that seems to have almost unanimous support, writes Catriona Riddell, but what are the options for...

Unitary authorities best placed to harness planning reforms, says study

28.08.2020

Huw Morris

County Councils Network | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | UK

Proposals to reform England’s planning system point to a major reorganisation of local government to introduce more unitary authorities, according to a report.

County authorities should be the main vehicle for devolution, says CCN

04.08.2020

Laura Edgar

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.

Why retirement communities should be classified

13.07.2020

David Williams

David Williams argues for the classification of retirement communities to deliver preventative-focused care in England

Planning classification required for retirement communities

13.07.2020

Laura Edgar

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.

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Priorities for the planning white paper

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Putting people at the heart of placemaking, the reintroduction of strategic planning, speeding up the planning system, and measures to mitigate the climate crisis have all been cited as priorities for the forthcoming planning white paper. It should also provide maximum clarity as soon as...

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