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DLUHC gives local authorities new CPO powers to buy land cheaply

|Date: 3 May, 2024

DLUHC gives local authorities new CPO powers to buy land cheaply

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced this week that it has handed c ...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced this week that it has handed councils new powers to buy cheaper land in a bid to support the delivery of more social and affo ...

3 May, 2024
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IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

|Date: 18 April, 2024

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Departme ...

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Department Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to express its concern that the regulation of ...

18 April, 2024
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Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its ...

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its housing and support projects for people who were homeless in St Albans. Cllr Jacqui Taylor, Le ...

27 March, 2024
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Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are hel ...

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are helping to bring an end to entrenched rough sleeping — despite intense continued pressure on local ...

1 March, 2024
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NHBC | Brownfield regeneration

|Date: 14 February, 2024

NHBC | Brownfield regeneration

The Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) is a joint initiative between the Department for Levelling Up, Ho ...

The Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) is a joint initiative between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and One Public Estate, delivered in partnership with the Local G ...

14 February, 2024
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Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

|Date: 2 February, 2024

Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

UK100, the UK’s cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, has warned that short-term fixes ...

UK100, the UK’s cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, has warned that short-term fixes will not resolve the financial distress threatening to derail councils’ efforts to cut emission ...

2 February, 2024
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First of its kind grant funding approved for North Taunton estate regeneration project

|Date: 26 October, 2023

First of its kind grant funding approved for North Taunton estate regeneration project

Homes England has awarded a £5m grant from the Affordable Homes Programme to Somerset Council to support ...

Homes England has awarded a £5m grant from the Affordable Homes Programme to Somerset Council to support the North Taunton Woolaway Project. The grant allocation is the first of its kind, following th ...

26 October, 2023
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Warsop Health Hub steel structures installed as £9.2m scheme takes shape

|Date: 5 October, 2023

Warsop Health Hub steel structures installed as £9.2m scheme takes shape

Structures for the £9.2m creation of the Warsop Health Hub are starting to take shape following the deliv ...

Structures for the £9.2m creation of the Warsop Health Hub are starting to take shape following the delivery of British Steel to the site. Mansfield District Council’s contractors, Pellikaan Construct ...

5 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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District Council launches new way for tenants to report repairs online

|Date: 13 September, 2023

District Council launches new way for tenants to report repairs online

Newark and Sherwood District Council has launched a new online facility, giving District Council tenants ...

Newark and Sherwood District Council has launched a new online facility, giving District Council tenants a quick and easy way to report a repair and book their own appointment. The new service enables ...

13 September, 2023
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