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Affordable housing exemption could lead to loss of thousands of homes

08.10.2020

Laura Edgar

The Local Government Association (LGA) says communities across England could have missed out on thousands of homes if the government’s proposed planning reforms had been in place over the past five years.

Government’s housing algorithm won’t level up England, warns LGA

15.09.2020

Laura Edgar

The government’s proposed new housing algorithm will lead to more homes being built in London and the South East and fewer in the North, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Government to publish devolution white paper this year

02.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | England | lga | Policy & Politics | robert jenrick

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that a recovery and devolution white paper will be published later this year.

Starmer calls for ‘new relationship’ between central and local government

02.07.2020

Simon Wicks

Town halls should be given the powers to lead the response to coronavirus crisis and the rebuilding of the nation’s economy, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer told a virtual audience at the Local Government Association’s Annual Conference.

Covid-19: Councils call for 100,000 social homes a year to aid recovery

22.06.2020

Laura Edgar

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be given the powers to build thousands of ‘desperately needed’ council homes to ‘spearhead’ the recovery from Covid-19.

Research: More than a million approved homes not built

20.02.2020

Laura Edgar

Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that there are more than one million homes that have been granted planning permission but are yet to be built.

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Office conversions cost communities thousands of affordable homes in four years

14.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Research by the Local Government Association (LGA) suggests that communities have potentially lost out on 13,500 affordable homes in the past four years as a result of permitted development rules.

Built environment sector reacts to Queen's Speech

15.10.2019

Huw Morris

The government’s proposed legislative programme unveiled in the Queen’s Speech has received a cautious reaction across the built environment community.

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Barn conversion boom threatens rural communities

23.09.2019

Huw Morris

England | Housing | lga | permitted development | Rural

A 230 per cent increase in conversions of barns and farm buildings into homes without the need for planning permission is taking a severe toll on the vital infrastructure and local services in rural towns and villages.

News report: What a no-deal Brexit could mean for planning, infrastructure and the environment

09.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Will the UK leave the European Union with or without a deal? As the UK heads towards the Halloween deadline, it’s far from clear. But what would no-deal actually mean? Over the past week The Planner has spoken to built environment professionals across the spectrum to find out what the...

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