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  • Notes on neighbourhood planning: edition 12

    Bulletin from the government's neighbourhood planning team about latest news and policy developments.

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  • Pickles cuts stealth taxes on new homes and boosts small builders

    Eric Pickles offers a boost to the country’s small house builders, slashing the cost of building a new home.

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

  • Small-scale developers

    Written ministerial statement by Brandon Lewis on support for small-scale developers, custom and self-builders.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister plans to bring empty buildings back to life in the North

    Nick Clegg spoke about finding temporary uses for vacant buildings in Northern cities after seeing the Betahaus project in Berlin.

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

  • £3.4 million boost for communities to save a local building or asset

    Five community buildings to receive government boost to help them reopen to the public or transform their existing use.

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

  • Milestone reached as community rights uses hit 3,000

    More than 1,500 buildings, assets and green spaces are listed and 1,200 neighbourhood plans are well underway.

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

  • Northern Futures Summit

    Nick Clegg hosted the Northern Futures Summit on 6 November 2014 in Leeds, in partnership with Centre for Cities.

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

  • Notes on neighbourhood planning: edition 11

    Bulletin from the government's neighbourhood planning team about latest news and policy developments.

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  • £23 million to get more neighbourhood plans across England

    New funding to encourage more communities to get involved in neighbourhood planning.

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

  • Brownfield sites to be prioritised for development

    Thousands of homes could be built on brownfield sites available for development.

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

  • Plans for the Right to Build across England

    Plans clear the way for a new generation of custom builders who want to build their own homes.

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

  • Notes on neighbourhood planning: edition 10

    Bulletin from the government's neighbourhood planning team about latest news and policy developments.

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  • Cutting red tape to breathe new life into local communities

    Local residents to have a greater say over the future development of their area.

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

  • New Tottenham Hotspur stadium scheme gets the green light

    Permission granted to use a site for the new stadium scheme following a public inquiry.

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

  • Neighbourhood planning

    Statement by Nick Boles on proposals to give particular scrutiny to planning appeals in, or close to, neighbourhood plan areas.

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

  • Vanguards to start surge of custom build homes

    People who want to build their own home will be able to turn to their council to make their dream a reality.

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

  • Households face costly bills for home improvements under Welsh Government planning rules

    David Jones MP: “Welsh Government should scrap 'Conservatory Tax'”

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

  • Speech by the Secretary of State for Wales to the annual Welsh Local Government Association conference

    David Jones MP calls on Welsh Government to reform planning system in Wales

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

  • Protection of bowling greens

    Letter from Nick Boles and Stephen Williams to council leaders setting out powers available to communities to protect their local amenities.

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

  • Alan Cherry Awards 2014

    Eric Pickles congratulates award winners at the Alan Cherry Awards for placemaking.

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