What does local government hope to get from the Spending Review?
From a a multi-year funding settlement to fixing the social care crisis, William Eichler explores what local government is hoping to hear on Wednesday.
Report sets out plan to reverse biodiversity decline by 2030
22/09/2021 A new report has set out nine changes that can be delivered by local government and other partners to reverse biodiversity decline by the 2030s. |
Only one third of planning authorities have access to ‘in-house’ ecologist
12/08/2021 A skills shortage in ecologists is a barrier to achieving biodiversity net gain goals, local authorities have warned. |
PM pledges to protect ‘additional 4%’ of UK’s land
28/09/2020 The Government has committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 as part of a global effort to protect nature and boost biodiversity. |
Council criticised over loss of bat habitat
25/06/2020 Warwick District Council failed to consider bat habitats when approving a new development, an ombudsman has found. |
Reduced mowing by councils will protect wild flowers, says charity
09/04/2020 A conservation charity has said the lockdown will benefit wild flowers and help tackle the climate emergency as councils are forced to cancel roadside mowing. |
Bristol declares ‘ecological emergency’
05/02/2020 Bristol has become the first major city to declare an ecological emergency in response to what it describes as escalating threats to wildlife and ecosystems. |
What next for the Environment Bill?
04/12/2019 Simon Colvin explores what local government needs to know about the Environment Bill. |
The biodiversity challenge
17/07/2019 Alex Robinson explains lessons for councils and their partners from Oxford City Council and Grosvenor’s approach at their Barton Park development. |
Developers may be forced to make 'biodiversity net gain'
03/12/2018 Developers will have to improve habitats for wildlife under new rules proposed by environment secretary Michael Gove. |
Council worker ‘mistakenly’ cuts Attenborough’s wildflower meadow
02/08/2018 A local authority worker has mistakenly mowed a meadow that was being used for David Attenborough's Big Butterfly Count. |
Councils could save thousands with ‘bee-friendly’ policies
18/07/2018 Local authorities can save thousands of pounds by adopting ‘bee-friendly’ grass cutting plans, campaigners say. |
Air pollution destroying roadside flowers warns charity
14/05/2018 Air pollution and bad management have caused the diversity of wild flowers on road verges to fall by 20%, new research has found. |
Local authorities should produce ‘wildlife recovery maps’, campaigners say
02/05/2018 Councils should be required by law to provide maps of local areas that are important for wildlife to help increase the extent and quality of natural habitats, charity says. |
Planning and Ecology
01/05/2018 How can local authorities realize the environmental benefits required by new government legislation? Karen Colebourn reports. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
