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Auditors raise doubts over biodiversity enforcement 17/05/2024 Auditors have questioned whether local authorities will be able to effectively ensure compliance and enforcement of biodiversity net gain (BNG).
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Councils cut back housebuilding plans 03/05/2024 New research has found that 15 local authorities have recently cut the number of homes they intend to build over the next decade by at least 10%.
Council loses £600k buying back land it sold ‘wrongly’ 02/05/2024 Shrewsbury Town Council has spent £1.34m buying back land it had ‘wrongly’ deemed ‘surplus to requirements’.
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Brum councillors reject ‘bonkers’ skyscraper scheme 26/04/2024 Birmingham City Council members have rejected a planning proposal for a 42-storey skyscraper to be built atop a Grade-II listed former hospital.
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Leveraging data to reverse the planning staff decline 22/04/2024 Scott Goodwin, divisional director Land, Property and Public Protection, Idox, explains how rapid access to easily consumed data can transform planning teams.
Asylum seekers moved from RAF Wethersfield due to incomplete safety checks 18/04/2024 The Home Office has moved 70 people away from an asylum accommodation site after it failed to complete necessary safety checks on time.
Officers recommend refusal of Birmingham skyscraper plans 18/04/2024 Plans for a 42-storey skyscraper in Birmingham city centre have been recommended for refusal over heritage concerns.
Sandringham to go solar 17/04/2024 Planning documents submitted to the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk have revealed King Charles's plans for a solar farm at Sandringham.
Council charges for ‘fast-track’ planning service 03/04/2024 Residents in Epsom and Ewell can pay to have planning applications decided faster as part of a new council service.
Crooked House owners appeal against rebuild order 28/03/2024 The owners of ‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ have lodged an appeal against an order to rebuild the popular lopsided pub.
Aslyum centre site could host prison 25/03/2024 Braintree DC has warned it faces intervention from a second Government department when the Home Office ends its use of a former airfield as an asylum centre.
Call for reintroduction of housing targets 22/03/2024 A cross-party coalition representing 27 mid-sized regional British cities has called for the next Government to reintroduce local housebuilding targets.
Planning permission for large solar farm refused 21/03/2024 The Government has turned down plans to build a large solar farm in rural Northamptonshire.
Planning for senior housing ‘stalled’, survey reveals 21/03/2024 Less than a third of local authorities do not have clear policies in place to support housing for seniors, new research has revealed.
Hopes for regen scheme revived after Home Office scales back asylum plan 20/03/2024 A £300m council-led regeneration scheme threatened when Whitehall commandeered the site for asylum accommodation could now go ahead.
‘Toxic’ 15-minute city phrase cut from Oxford local plan 08/03/2024 Oxford City Council has removed mention of ‘15-minute cities’ from its local plan, claiming the concept has become ‘too toxic and incendiary’, The Times has reported.
Gove urged to ‘listen’ to Cambridge on housing plans 07/03/2024 Communities need ‘far more detail’ and to have their say on government plans for a major expansion of housing around Cambridge, local leaders have said.
Mayor accused of pushing for unlawful planning committee change 04/03/2024 Mayor Ben Houchen and Simon Clarke MP have been accused of trying to pressure Redcar and Cleveland's planning committee to act unlawfully.
High Court overrules Gove on M&S demolition 04/03/2024 The Government’s decision to block Marks & Spencer’s plans to demolish and redevelop its flagship central London store was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.
Drive to tackle planning officer shortage ‘crisis’ 29/02/2024 The Government is supporting a push to address the nationwide shortage of planning enforcement officers.
Councils near Gatwick raise alarm over runway plan 27/02/2024 Local authorities near Gatwick have raised concerns over the potential increase in noise and air pollution if the airport brings another runway into use.
Regulator calls for 'substantial' planning intervention 26/02/2024 The planning system requires ‘substantial intervention’ by the Government to ensure consistent delivery of new homes, a major study has concluded.
Planning inspectors acted unlawfully over council’s net zero plans 22/02/2024 Planning inspectors were wrong to describe West Oxfordshire District Council’s net zero plans for a garden village as ‘too rigorous’, a High Court judge has ruled.
£34m council land sale set for High Court 20/02/2024 The High Court will consider whether to review Hertfordshire County Council’s sale of a former airfield to a rail freight company.
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Further planning reforms on way, says Gove 12/02/2024 Empty shops could be quickly converted into homes and developers given fresh incentives to build on brownfield sites under ministers’ latest plans to expedite housebuilding.
Council apologises after Weetabix factory confusion 07/02/2024 North Northamptonshire Council apologises after confusion over the location of a Weetabix factory led to the planning department consulting the wrong street.
New legal bid as long-term asylum site plans confirmed 02/02/2024 West Lindsey DC has launched a fresh legal challenge after the Home Office confirmed its intention to use RAF Scampton to house asylum seekers.
$Officer-member relations ‘fractured’ at Wrexham image$ Officer-member relations ‘fractured’ at Wrexham 01/02/2024 Issues in Wrexham County Borough Council’s planning service mean it is hindered in fulfilling its role, an audit has found.
Council slams ‘lack of transparency’ over RAF Wethersfield extension 31/01/2024 Braintree District Council has criticised the Home Office after its plans emerged to extend the use of a former airfield for asylum accommodation by three years.
Greta Thunberg joins Hampshire airport protest 29/01/2024 Residents, councillors and Extinction Rebellion activists were joined by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg to protest the expansion of a private jet facility at the weekend.
Call for ‘different approach’ to brownfield 24/01/2024 A more ‘systematic, interventionist and collaborative’ method could ‘significantly’ increase the regeneration of brownfield sites in Wales, according to a new report.
City Hall to decide on Wimbledon expansion plans 23/01/2024 The Mayor of London’s office has called in a controversial planning application to expand Wimbledon’s tennis grounds.
Underfunding of planning teams barrier to growth 22/01/2024 Nine out of 10 SME home builders have warned that underfunded local authority planning departments are hindering the construction of new housing.
Local plan review process ‘ineffective’ 18/01/2024 Reform is urgently required to improve the local plan review process and increase the number of up-to-date plans, according to new research.
North Yorkshire Council greenlights £21m garrison redevelopment 15/01/2024 North Yorkshire Council has signed off on a £21m redevelopment project for Catterick Garrison's town centre to offer support for Armed Forces personnel.
Survey reveals support for biodiversity scheme 10/01/2024 Most people in Britain support an upcoming requirement for developers to invest in improving local habitats, a survey has revealed.
The separation of planning and landowning powers 02/01/2024 Gemma Duncan and William Murrin, Sharpe Pritchard, discuss planning and landowning powers and the implications of a recent High Court judgement.
Thinking ahead: housing delivery in 2024 21/12/2023 With 2024 almost certain to be an election year, Colin Brown, head of Planning & Development, Carter Jonas discusses what policies for housing delivery we are likely to see discussed.
Council confirms asylum centre appeal 21/12/2023 West Lindsey DC is to appeal against the dismissal of its judicial review over the Home Office’s asylum centre plans.
Review of 2023: a year in planning 20/12/2023 Karen Charles, executive director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group), takes a look back at developments in planning policy over the last year.
Councils told to revise local plan timetables 20/12/2023 The housing secretary has instructed seven local authorities to revise their timetables for delivering their local plans.
Gove threatens to strip councils of planning powers 19/12/2023 Michael Gove has threatened to strip local authorities of their responsibilities for planning if they ‘drag their feet’ when coming up with housing plans.
Council told to stick with ‘unsuitable’ local plan 01/12/2023 The Government has told Erewash Borough Council to stick with its emerging local plan, which has been branded ‘out-of-date and unsuitable’ by the authority.
PM promises to limit council tree felling 29/11/2023 Residents will have to be consulted before local authorities remove trees in their areas, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
Autumn Statement: Planning system to prioritise EV charging 22/11/2023 The Autumn Statement gave a major boost to the electric vehicle (EV) market with £2bn of investment and a pledge to reform the planning system.
Autumn Statement: Councils to be able to recover planning costs 22/11/2023 Councils will be able to recover the costs of business planning applications in return for being required to meet faster timelines, Chancellor says.
High Court approves M&S judicial review 21/11/2023 The High Court has approved an application for a judicial review from M&S after Michael Gove blocked plans to redevelop the retailers Oxford Street store.
Watchdog proposes planning reforms 16/11/2023 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has drawn up proposed reforms to the planning system.
Streamlining of local plans presents the solution to addressing housing need 13/11/2023 David Churchill, partner at Carter Jonas (London), argues that a well-informed, collaborative approach to housing delivery has the potential to reform our attitudes and approach to housebuilding.
‘Stark inconsistency’ across London on Build to Rent 08/11/2023 Planning policy across London boroughs ‘could do far more’ to provide a comprehensive basis for the delivery of Built to Rent (BtR) schemes, a report has argued.
Public services ‘in a dire state’ 31/10/2023 No public services are performing better than before the pandemic and satisfaction with councils has dropped, a report has found.
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Tory backbenchers pile pressure on Government 25/10/2023 The Government has withstood pressure from its own MPs to allow councils to hold remote meetings.
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans 24/10/2023 The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans for an asylum centre at a former military base.
State of rivers ‘hangs in the balance’ amid pollution climbdown 24/10/2023 The Government has reportedly abandoned its plans to scrap nutrient neutrality rules.
Getting ready for Biodiversity Net Gain 23/10/2023 Dr Robin McArthur, chair of the Joe's Blooms Advisory Board, discusses Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and what local authorities should do to prepare.
Council defeated over brownfield housing site 20/10/2023 Developers have successfully appealed to the Government after Coventry’s planning committee rejected plans to build 690 homes.
Council beats Spurs in High Court challenge 19/10/2023 Haringey Council has won a High Court challenge by Tottenham Hotspur over a regeneration scheme near the football club’s stadium.
Government ‘dodges scrutiny’ in levelling up Bill amendment 18/10/2023 Both rural campaigners and planners have raised concerns that communities were sidelined in yesterday’s amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
Controversial crematorium plan quashed 11/10/2023 Plans to develop what would have been one of England’s largest crematoriums in Cornwall have been quashed by the High Court.
Labour to tackle 'antiquated planning system' 09/10/2023 Labour has pledged to overhaul the planning system in a bid to ease the progress of infrastructure projects.
Threat to councils' planning powers lifted 06/10/2023 Nine councils have avoided being stripped of their planning decision-making powers after drastically improving their performance figures.
Greening Up: why, where and how 03/10/2023 Nicholas Boys Smith, director of Create Streets, sets out how local councils can improve the level of urban greenery and why they should.
Place directors under ‘immense pressure’ publish strategic objectives 03/10/2023 Place directors have called for action on planning, infrastructure and the environment, including a financial regime enabling councils to build more affordable and ‘climate-ready’ homes.
Gove attacks four-day week 'nonsense' in conference speech 03/10/2023 Local government secretary Michael Gove delivered a speech to the Conservative Party Conference light on new policies and laden with election slogans.
Planning and placemaking capacity struggle 28/09/2023 Two out of three council planning and placemaking professionals believe their team does not have the capacity to meet their strategic objectives, poll reveals.
Council orders demolition of ‘mutant’ apartment blocks 28/09/2023 In an unprecedented move, Greenwich Council has ordered the demolition of two residential towers because of ‘significant deviations’ from planning permission.
Biodiversity Net Gain laws delayed 28/09/2023 The Government has confirmed it is delaying the introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) laws until next year.
Further stop notice at RAF Scampton 25/09/2023 West Lindsey District Council has again told the Home Office to cease work at RAF Scampton.
Liverpool looks to significantly improve services 22/09/2023 Liverpool City Council has set out a four-year plan to significantly improve the quality of services in the face of ‘complex’ issues.
Environmental regulations holding back housebuilding 21/09/2023 Laws such as those requiring nutrient neutrality in housing developments have resulted in ‘effective moratoria on housebuilding,’ Lords committee says.
Don’t build up or out 20/09/2023 Daniel Leon, director at Square Feet Architects, looks at how clever architecture can help mitigate the housing crisis.
Government fails to block levelling up Bill amendments 19/09/2023 The Government suffered a flurry of last-minute defeats as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill completed its journey through the House of Lords.
Spelthorne in local plan stand-off with ministers 18/09/2023 Spelthorne BC has stepped back from withdrawing its local plan after the housing minister ordered councillors to avoid the move.
Government defeated over planning fees 15/09/2023 Councils would be able to vary fees for planning applications under amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
Lords block plans to scrap nutrient neutrality rules 14/09/2023 The Government’s attempt to scrap nutrient neutrality rules has been defeated in the House of Lords.
Councils ‘sitting on’ £3bn from developer contributions 13/09/2023 Councils in England and Wales are reportedly 'sitting on' £3bn allocated for new community infrastructure.
Councils ‘spending £5m a week to subsidise planning services’ 13/09/2023 Subsidising planning services is costing authorities almost £5m a week as they await a proposed fee increase to help cover the cost of processing applications, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
Tackling anti-GRT racism at the local level 12/09/2023 Dr Helen O'Nions, Nottingham Law School, looks at the role of local government in preventing discrimination against travelling communities.
Increasing number of high-rises causing ‘longstanding harm’ 12/09/2023 A heritage charity has called for a rethink on the proliferation of high-rise buildings across Manchester.
Why the planning system is failing our pubs 11/09/2023 Greg Mulholland and James Watson, Campaign for Pubs, argue that the case of the Crooked House Pub should prompt a rethink of the planning system.
Council halts Home Office work on RAF Scampton 08/09/2023 West Lindsey District Council has ordered the Home Office to stop work to convert a former military base into accommodation for asylum seekers.
Mandatory housing targets rejected 07/09/2023 An amendment to the levelling up Bill for mandatory housebuilding targets has been rejected by the House of Lords.
Planners unprepared for new biodiversity requirements 07/09/2023 Planning authorities are struggling to prepare for the introduction of biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements, says the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Homeowners await verdict on properties without planning permission 07/09/2023 Residents of a 263-home estate that was constructed without proper planning permission await Cheshire East Council’s decision on the future of their homes.
More local wind powers under relaxed rules 06/09/2023 The Government has amended planning policy, giving English regions more routes to put forward onshore wind projects.
Lords inflict defeats on levelling up Bill 05/09/2023 The Government faces a race against time to get its flagship levelling up Bill into law after peers inflicted a string of defeats.
EXCLUSIVE: Mayors press for trailblazer devolution powers 04/09/2023 Mayors are pressing for devolved powers currently reserved for their trailblazer counterparts in ongoing talks with the Government.
Charity calls on planners to help older people move homes 29/08/2023 Planning authorities should be more responsive to local and personal circumstances to help older people who are ‘trapped’ in their current homes, according to a new report.

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£40,221.00 - £43,421.00, Grade 10, 37 hours, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (37 hour) senior social work position within Connecting Care East. Castleford Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH

Recuriter: Wakefield Council

Senior Care Assistant (Days)

£21,422.43 - £23,731.62, Grade 6, 30 hours, Permanent

Dovecote lodge is a short term placement unit which support the hospital with admissions, predominantly from the emergency department. Dovecote Lodge Dovecote Lane Horbury Wakefield West Yorkshire WF4 6DJ

Recuriter: Wakefield Council

Complex Needs Support Worker

£19,697.84 - £21,064.05, Grade 5, 30 hours, Temporary

Dovecote Lodge currently has a vacancy for a 30 hour complex support worker, the rota includes days, afternoons and nights over a 10 week period. Dovecote Lodge Dovecote Lane Horbury Wakefield West Yorkshire WF4 6DJ

Recuriter: Wakefield Council

Multi Skilled Operatrive x4

£22,737.00 - £29,269.00, Career grade 3-6, 37 hours, Permanent

We are seeking enthusiastic and capable colleagues to join our Highway Operations team that forms part of the Highway Network Management. Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Recuriter: Wakefield Council

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