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Wychavon Council propels planning and housing departments with new modules

|Date: 21 November, 2022

Wychavon Council propels planning and housing departments with new modules

Wychavon District Council has implemented two new modules in partnership with DEF Software to enhance and ...

Wychavon District Council has implemented two new modules in partnership with DEF Software to enhance and support its move to mobile working. The Jotter module is a mobile app designed for use by Wych ...

21 November, 2022
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Industry responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

|Date: 18 November, 2022

Industry responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Autumn Statement yesterday. Which included measures to support those ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Autumn Statement yesterday. Which included measures to support those most in need, a cap on social rents and an additional £6bn funding boost to deliver energy eff ...

18 November, 2022
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UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

|Date: 15 November, 2022

UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

As households are told to prepare for widespread flooding this winter[1], the UK Green Building Council ( ...

As households are told to prepare for widespread flooding this winter[1], the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a new toolkit to empower local authorities and planning officers to enhanc ...

15 November, 2022
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Planning specialist calls for rethink over housing plans for Scotland’s capital city

|Date: 2 November, 2022

Planning specialist calls for rethink over housing plans for Scotland’s capital city

Edinburgh City Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes ...

Edinburgh City Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes it needs by 2030, in the light of a new report from planning and development consultancy Lichf ...

2 November, 2022
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Greater collaboration key to more housing says Councils Network

|Date: 24 October, 2022

Greater collaboration key to more housing says Councils Network

The Housing Forum held its national annual conference on 18th October with the theme 'Shared Strength thr ...

The Housing Forum held its national annual conference on 18th October with the theme 'Shared Strength through Housing Partnerships'. Local authorities have been playing a growing role in The Housing F ...

24 October, 2022
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New construction of tall buildings guidance

|Date: 28 July, 2022

New construction of tall buildings guidance

New guide — Industry Guidance for the Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Tall Buildings — ...

New guide — Industry Guidance for the Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Tall Buildings — has been launched. It is aimed at all parties in the construction supply chain involved with th ...

28 July, 2022
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Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

|Date: 24 June, 2022

Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introductio ...

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused planning document. The Informal Planning Policy Guidance, co ...

24 June, 2022
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Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

|Date: 23 June, 2022

Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and ...

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and the key points for councils and housing associations to consider when planning, designing and ...

23 June, 2022
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Where local areas can make the levelling up agenda work

|Date: 11 May, 2022

Where local areas can make the levelling up agenda work

Almost 100 days on from the launch of the Levelling Up White Paper, which laid the groundwork for the Lev ...

Almost 100 days on from the launch of the Levelling Up White Paper, which laid the groundwork for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, announced at the Queens Speech, and as Whitehall reflects on t ...

11 May, 2022
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Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

|Date: 10 May, 2022

Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support loca ...

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support local growth to empower local leaders to regenerate areas, an Energy Security Bill to support the t ...

10 May, 2022
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