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Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 28 March 2024.
Explains what local authorities should do before publishing their data.
Guidance for local authorities in England who are considering adopting a 4-day working week.
How to join or contact a Local Access Forum in England.
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
An overview of the process for registering and operating local bus services in England and Wales
We are looking for novel proposals to create at least 100ha of new woodland to be planted by 31 March 2025.
This section offers guidance to assist local authorities in areas of digital leadership, legislation, regulation, planning, public assets and deployment.
The second report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, published May 1996
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...
Growth Hubs are local public/private sector partnerships led by the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). They join up national and local business support so it is easy for businesses to find the help they need.
Guidance on plan-making.
OHID's Local Health tool presents data on health and the wider determinants of health for small geographic areas.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
To encourage the rollout of networks, local authorities may wish to map their assets.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
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