Posts from December 2016
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In the Fourth Week of Advent, DCLG gave to me.... A New Housing Fund & Disagreements with Inspectors
The week before Christmas has been a decidedly busy one, with the announcement of a new £60 million housing fund and the release of no...
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Yes, Counting matters, but interpretation matters more
On Saturday, The Times, quoting from the BDO report trumpeted a 1.7% year on year increase for Retail sales figures for November,...
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In the Third Week of Advent, DCLG gave to me... Yet More Neighbourhood Plan Uncertainty
In a move which has made me feel decidedly un-festive, yesterday, in the House of Commons, Gavin Barwell issued a new written ministerial...
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In the Second Week of Advent, DCLG gave to me... A National Estate Regeneration Strategy!
Last week the festive fellows at DCLG treated us to a National Estates Regeneration Strategy, intended to 'breathe new life' into...
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Durham County Council puts local plan on hold until Housing White Paper is published
The delay in publishing DCLG's Housing White Paper appears to be having a knock on effect for some local planning authorities and their...
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In the first week of Advent, DCLG gave to me....
This the first of four posts based on a popular Christmas song, each of which will contain a quick recap of the week's news from DCLG. In...
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