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ACO announces new webinar series to tackle destruction of habitats

|Date: 23 August, 2021

ACO announces new webinar series to tackle destruction of habitats

ACO Water Management has announced a new series of webinars and podcasts discussing the ways in which the ...

ACO Water Management has announced a new series of webinars and podcasts discussing the ways in which the construction industry can better protect the UK’s biodiversity and wild habitats. Climate chan ...

23 August, 2021
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Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

|Date: 3 August, 2021

Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), looks at the iss ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), looks at the issues surrounding planning and argues that councils need more powers to incentivise developers to ...

3 August, 2021
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Local government and net zero in England report released

|Date: 16 July, 2021

Local government and net zero in England report released

New report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that central government has not provided local auth ...

New report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that central government has not provided local authorities with clarity about their roles in achieving net zero by 2050, and its approach to fundi ...

16 July, 2021
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Councils Housing Spring Conference | Housing and planning

|Date: 5 May, 2021

Councils Housing Spring Conference | Housing and planning

Housing and planning are the key themes at the online Councils Housing Spring Conference on the 13th May. ...

Housing and planning are the key themes at the online Councils Housing Spring Conference on the 13th May. LABM Editor, Claire Clutten, speaks to Conference Chair John East, Board Member of The Housing ...

5 May, 2021
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Bath housing development rated an “unqualified success” by Building for a Healthy Life author

|Date: 29 January, 2021

Bath housing development rated an “unqualified success” by Building for a Healthy Life author

Curo’s Mulberry Park development of 700 homes, open spaces and community facilities in Bath was found to ...

Curo’s Mulberry Park development of 700 homes, open spaces and community facilities in Bath was found to be an “unqualified success” after being assessed against the Building for a Healthy Life princi ...

29 January, 2021
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WBF policy conference looks at the future of social housing

|Date: 4 January, 2021

WBF policy conference looks at the future of social housing

Westminster Business Forum policy conference will examine the future for social housing in England. The e ...

Westminster Business Forum policy conference will examine the future for social housing in England. The event will also address sector recovery and the support needed for social housing providers, the ...

4 January, 2021
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Developers yet to seek planning permission for more than a million earmarked homes

|Date: 14 December, 2020

Developers yet to seek planning permission for more than a million earmarked homes

More than a million homes on land earmarked for development by councils are yet to be brought forward by ...

More than a million homes on land earmarked for development by councils are yet to be brought forward by developers for planning permission, new research by the Local Government Association suggests. ...

14 December, 2020
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Strategic approach to climate change is critical, says RTPI

|Date: 18 November, 2020

Strategic approach to climate change is critical, says RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a report on best practice for strategic planning f ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a report on best practice for strategic planning for climate resilience across city regions. Research was undertaken by RTPI staff working with t ...

18 November, 2020
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LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle impact of COVID-19 on housing crisis

|Date: 12 November, 2020

LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle impact of COVID-19 on housing crisis

The Local Government Association is launching the fourth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innov ...

The Local Government Association is launching the fourth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges in their local areas, with a focus th ...

12 November, 2020
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Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

|Date: 12 October, 2020

Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy communities that promote good mental health. Mental Health and Town Planning gives advice on h ...

12 October, 2020
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