Local Government Association

Poll finds residents want to have say on housing

28.07.2021

Laura Edgar

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A Local Government Association (LGA) survey has found that eight in 10 residents (82 per cent) want to be able to have a say on all new homes built in their community.

Robert Jenrick at the LGA annual conference / Laura Edgar

Jenrick: Planning reforms will give councillors power over what and where to build

06.07.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has said that the intent of the proposed planning reforms is to give councillors the control over what to build and extend participation in the planning system to everyone from a smartphone.

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Government picks 10 councils to test digital planning tools

01.06.2021

Deborah Shrewsbury

Housing minister Christopher Pincher today (1 June) announced a £1.1 million fund to test the use of digital tools and data standards across 10 local areas.

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16,000 homes could have been lost due to PDR, suggests analysis

20.05.2021

Laura Edgar

Councils have warned that office blocks currently empty due to the Covid-19 pandemic are at risk of being converted into 'potentially substandard' housing as a result of permitted development rights (PDR).

More than a million homes waiting to be built, suggests analysis

10.05.2021

Laura Edgar

Analysis suggests that there are at least 1.1 million homes in England with planning permission that have yet to be built.

MHCLG’s proposals for design and beauty welcomed, but support needed for local housebuilders

01.02.2021

Laura Edgar

The RTPI has welcomed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) proposals to prioritise design and ensure that communities play a part in the process.

Local authorities cite Covid-19 catastrophe for park services

02.12.2020

Huw Morris

Parks and green spaces are on the brink of losing 87 per cent of their income because of Covid-19, according to local authorities.

Covid-19 is set to double council housing waiting lists

23.11.2020

Huw Morris

Council housing waiting lists in England could nearly double to two million households next year because of the economic impact of Covid-19.

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).

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