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  • Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery nominated for World Heritage Site status

    Former home of Venerable Bede could join list including Giant’s Causeway and Great Barrier Reef.

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

  • St James's Park station gets Grade I listing

    1920s tube station and London’s first skyscraper given highest listed status.

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

  • Responsibility for London's Royal Parks to pass to London's Mayor

    Royal Parks will be more directly accountable to the public says John Penrose.

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

  • Government wins appeal on Regional Strategies

    The Coalition Government’s intended abolition of Regional Strategies can be taken into account when making planning decisions, the High Court…

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

  • Have your say on new community rights to challenge and run local services

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today opened a consultation on how revolutionary new rights for communities should work in practice.

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

  • Top industry figures launch plans to free up self-builders

    First meeting of the self-build working group.

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

  • Planning for growth

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. All nations are shaped by geography and history. America is founded on …

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

  • New financial deal for council housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has fired the starting gun on a council housing revolution that for the first time puts councils and communities…

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

  • Zero carbon hub annual conference 2011: tomorrow's new homes

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. I’d just like to start by saying thank you very much to Paul for that introduction, and to you all…

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

  • Delivered direct to your door: advice to make your home greener

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today outlined plans for the new scheme that will enable homeowners and tenants to receive tailored advice…

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

  • Making neighbourhood planning work

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Planning is more than a job: it is a vocation. It helps people articulate…

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

  • Time for London’s Royal Parks to be more directly accountable to the public, says Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose

    The Government is committed to transferring responsibility for London’s Royal Parks, currently managed by the DCMS, to London’s Mayor.

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

  • London’s first skyscraper given highest listed status

    St James’s Park Underground Station and the London Underground Headquarters receive Grade I listed status

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

  • New incentives to tackle the blight of empty homes

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has set out how local people can bring back into use empty homes that attract anti-social behaviour and …

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

  • DCLG's work during the Christmas recess 2010

    In a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has given an update about work undertaken by…

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

  • Pickles acts to protect the rights of homeowners

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today bringing an end to heavy handed rules that can mean people who leave their house empty for more …

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

  • Build your new year's resolution with bricks and mortar

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called on the country’s aspiring self-builders to make a housebuilding revolution their New Year’s resolution…

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

  • Councils urged to make 2011 the year of the electric car

    The government has outlined more support for green drivers to encourage greater use of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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

  • New Year's honours 2011

    Congratulations to all local government staff who have had their hard work and dedication recognised in the New Year Honours List.

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

  • Shapps moves to stop bulldozers demolishing Ringo Starr's birthplace

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called for a temporary reprieve to the demolition of Ringo Starr’s birthplace to ensure the people of Liverpool…

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