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  • Bob Neill set outs the future of local planning

    Planning Minister Bob Neill has called on the planning profession to lead the revolution to put power back into the hands of local people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local government: rewriting the rules

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Early into the new coalition, we find ourselves facing tough choices around…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Clark talks about the Big Society

    Moving decision-making power from central government to local communities and councils.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scrapping regional bureaucracy will save millions

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has put plans in motion to dismantle regional bureaucracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New powers to prevent unwanted 'garden grabbing'

    Councils and communities are being given immediate powers to prevent the destructive practice of ‘garden grabbing’ and to decide what types …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New powers preventing unwanted 'garden grabbing'

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark announces new plans to take gardens out of the brownfield category.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communities are doing it for themselves: The Archers show how it can be done

    Minister for Decentralisation Greg Clark congratulates the people of Ambridge for saving their local shop.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles calls on councils to crackdown on unauthorised bank holiday building

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is taking pre-emptive action to prevent unauthorised development over this coming bank holiday weekend.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Queen's Speech 2010

    Introducing measures to empower local people and to revoke plans to create new unitary councils.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government