DCN responds to reinstatement of cancelled local polls
The District Councils’ Network has responded to the Government’s announcement that local elections due to be cancelled will take place after all. Councils were in December invited by ministers to request that elections due to be held in May were postponed to free up...
‘The exclusion of planning authorities from strategic planning defies sense’
Government plans to exclude planning authorities from strategic planning could result in confusion and complexity which undermines housebuilding plans, district councils have warned. Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook today announced the rollout of strategic planning...
Red tape removal could see thousands of council homes builtÂ
Thousands of new council homes could be built after the Government announced it will lift one of the biggest barriers to much-needed affordable housing. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government today revealed it will raise the threshold at which...