Laura Edgar

PF staff writer

Recent articles

Councils getting local plan consultation funding announced

The local authorities that will receive funding to help produce their local plans have been... Read more
New bill would allow local authorities to set own planning fees

Legislation to allow councils to set their own planning fees has been introduced to Parliament.
Cumberland urged to address finance team staffing capacity

Auditors have issued a statutory recommendation to Cumberland Council to address the capacity... Read more
Shropshire seeks exceptional financial support

Shropshire Council has applied for a capitalisation direction from the government to fund a £26m... Read more
National insurance funding ‘won’t cover’ additional costs, say Scottish councils

Scotland’s councils still face a £96m shortfall from increased employer national insurance... Read more
Bus cuts blamed for ‘serious’ social and economic consequences

Bus provision was cut between 2011 and 2023 at a rate 10 times higher in the most deprived areas of... Read more
Planning framework imposes new building targets on local government

New and immediate mandatory housing targets for councils have come into force alongside a “common... Read more
Planning committee system reform ‘must be complemented with resources’

Government plans to overhaul “the creaking local planning committee system” need to be backed up by... Read more
Cumbrian councils keen to discuss devolution with government

Two Cumbrian councils have written to local government minister Jm McMahon setting out their... Read more
Scottish ministers urged to reverse ‘hammer-blow cut’ to affordable housing

Reversing the Scottish Government’s 2024-25 cuts to affordable rented homes is needed to address “... Read more

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