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  • Planning applicants no longer face threat of double charging

    New changes to planning laws will ensure planning applicants no longer face the threat of being double charged a costly planning levy for local…

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

  • Bill to boost growth and infrastructure goes before Parliament

    New legislation to support the aspirations of hard working people by reducing the bureaucratic barriers that stop British businesses from creating…

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

  • Lord Taylor to review practical planning guidance

    External group to look at streamlining the 6,000 pages of planning practice guidance.

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

  • Government pledges £12 million to save British heritage icon Ironbridge Gorge

    The Government has stepped in to save one of Britain’s most famous vistas - the world heritage site at Ironbridge Gorge - by committing a £12million…

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

  • Local statistics

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles about changes to the publication of DCLG statistics.

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

  • Housing and growth

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on housing and growth.

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

  • Common sense planning reform to create more homes and boost the high street

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has approved a new measure that will increase the number of homes in town centres and help increase footfall…

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

  • Response to Daily Mail claims about the green belt

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell said: “The Green Belt provides an important protection against urban sprawl, providing a ‘green lung…

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

  • Eric Pickles takes steps to kick-start stalled development

    Expert brokers will spearhead a fresh drive to get stalled housing deals up and running and builders back on moth-balled sites, Communities …

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

  • Abolition of regional strategies

    Statement by Baroness Hanham on the abolition of regional strategies

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

  • Next steps to improve the planning system and support sustainable development

    Further moves to simplify the planning system and make it more accessible to people in communities were set out today by Planning Minister Greg…

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

  • Eric Pickles flies Falklands flag to mark 'Liberation Day'

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles raised the flag of the Falkland Islands today outside the Department for Communities and Local Government…

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

  • National Planning Policy Framework

    Mr Speaker I would like to make a statement about planning policy. I am delighted today to be publishing the National Planning Policy Framework…

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

  • Planning reforms will deliver local growth with community support

    A new, simplified planning framework that better supports growth and helps creates the homes and jobs that the country needs, puts unprecedented…

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

  • New rules to ensure fair play on planning

    Government issues new planning guidance on traveller sites Local Government Minister Bob Neill has published a radically streamlined planning…

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

  • Planning Portal hits the million application mark

    The one millionth planning application has been processed by the Government’s planning resource website, a site that has now delivered savings…

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

  • New site funding offers fairer deal for Travellers and the settled community

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today (7 January 2012) announced the successful bids for £60 million of funding that will provide hundreds…

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

  • Government response to select committee report on the draft National Planning Policy Framework

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today welcomed a Select Committee report that showed people supported the concept of a streamlined planning…

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

  • The Department's response on the Policy Exchange report on building on green belt

    A Government spokesman said: “We have no plans to change Green Belt protection. It plays a valuable role in stopping urban sprawl. But we…

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

  • Power shift from Whitehall to communities gets underway

    An era of Whitehall control has ended with a historic shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.

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