The government has confirmed that planning fees will double “at the earliest opportunity”, following a consultation on ...

Experts have raised doubts about the government's ability to meet its ambitious target of building 1.5 million homes in the ...

Croydon LBC is likely to need a higher level of financial support this year than the £38m it has agreed for 2024-25, the ...

Walsall’s holistic, whole-council programme led to it winning Most Improved Council at the LGC Awards, writes .  Proud ...

Birmingham City Council cannot publish accounts for three financial years due to ongoing negotiations around equal pay ...

Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework confirmed today will alienate the very people who should be the government's biggest allies in building ...

The government has confirmed changes to planning rules, including the reintroduction of mandatory housebuilding targets for ...

A special report into how the new government’s agenda is affecting local authorities’ regeneration schemes and ambitions.

With a white paper on devolution expected next week Essex CC hopes to “to be a front-runner” after joining a pilot of public ...

The devolution agenda must be grounded in the reality of resource and capacity,  writes Jonathan Werran, chief executive of ...

Croydon LBC's Fairfield Halls refurbishment project cost more than double the initial budget, with an independent review ...

Delivering on the chancellor’s ‘megafunds’ ambition will mean big change for the LGPS – and the timescales are causing ...