VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
What planning authorities can learn from Garden Cities
09/08/2023 The Garden City idea can help planning authorities reimagine the UK’s towns and cities in an innovative and holistic manner, says Charlotte Llewellyn, TCPA. |
Plans for garden town in Kent approved
06/04/2023 Plans for a garden town in Kent have been given outline approval, the local district council has confirmed. |
Garden communities – context and complexities
27/11/2020 David Churchill warns the Local Plan process could potentially cripple the delivering of ambitious long-term development projects. |
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Rejection for two out of three garden communities in Essex
21/05/2020 Proposals for two new garden communities put forward by three district councils have been rejected by the Planning Inspectorate. |
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Funding boost for garden towns and villages
14/01/2020 The Government has allocated £6m to deliver up to 200,000 new homes in new locally-led garden towns and villages. |
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Garden Communities set to deliver over 400,000 homes
09/12/2019 Garden city developments are set to deliver over 400,000 new homes, the equivalent to a city the size of Birmingham, new research has revealed. |
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Greater Exeter to build 20,000 new homes in garden scheme
16/05/2019 The Government has announced its support for a garden scheme which will see tens of thousands of new homes built in Devon. |
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Funding for five new garden towns
26/03/2019 Five new garden towns will receive a share of £3.7m to provide up to 64,000 new homes. |
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Whitehall announces £9m boost for garden communities
13/02/2019 The Government has today announced a £9m cash injection to help speed up the building of garden towns and villages across the country. |
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Councils urged to create new garden towns
15/08/2018 Councils are being urged to apply for a place on the government's garden communities programme. |
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Government housing body signs £74m development deal
13/04/2018 Homes England, the Government body responsible for promoting the development of housing, has announced the completion of a £74m deal to deliver thousands of homes. |
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The growing benefits of garden villages
27/03/2017 Ben Bolgar argues that the premise of garden villages will only work if councillors and planning authorities prioritise genuine mixed use communities. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: New rules to speed up planning process
18/05/2016 Local authorities will only be allowed to impose pre-commencement planning conditions if they are deemed 'absolutely necessary'. |
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Britain's biggest Garden City planned for Black Country
14/03/2016 Britain's largest every Garden City - consisting of 45,000 new homes - is being planned for the heart of the Black Country. |
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Two new garden towns to provide up to 50,000 new homes
08/12/2015 Two new garden towns are set to provide up to 50,000 new homes thanks to over £1m of government funding. |
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Planners and charities demand action on garden cities
13/04/2015 Politicians have been urged to stop blocking construction of garden cities in a new report from some of the country’s top charities and planners. |
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Council director appointed as chief on Ebbsfleet Garden City
08/04/2015 A council director has been appointed the new chief of the Government’s flagship Garden City development in Ebbsfleet. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne launches 20 housing zones
18/03/2015 The Government has revealed plans to introduce 20 new housing zones, which could provide up to 45,000 homes on brownfield sites across the country. |
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New garden villages could deliver one million homes, claims think tank
13/02/2015 If each council in England built one garden village, over one million new homes could be built over the next decade, according to a new report. |
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Autumn Statement: Osborne pushes through housing plan amid infrastructure drive
03/12/2014 Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed major reforms designed to speed up house building and the release of public sector land in his Autumn Statement. |
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New garden city planned for South East
02/12/2014 A new garden city in Oxfordshire is expected to be a central part of the Government’s bid to raise housing numbers in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. |
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Housing minister snubs award-winning garden cities vision
05/09/2014 Award-winning proposals to double the size of existing towns and cities in England have been rejected by housing minister Brandon Lewis. |
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Prize winning vision outlines plan for 40 garden cities
04/09/2014 A proposal to double the size of 40 towns and cities in England via a new Garden Cities Act has won the prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize. |
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Pickles launches corporation to drive Ebbsfleet Garden City
12/08/2014 Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced a new development corporation has been launched to help co-ordinate and kick-start work on Ebbsfleet Garden City. |
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Leader challenges Clegg over compensation policy
06/08/2014 A council leader has challenged deputy PM Nick Clegg to explain how his plans to compensate homeowners next to new housing developments will be funded. |
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Infrastructure Bill amendment welcomed by planning charity
10/07/2014 A proposed amendment to the Infrastructure Bill will help deliver sustainable new communities, according to the Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA). |
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Poll reveals public support for garden cities
02/06/2014 Three-quarters of the British public support the creation of new garden cities, with the over-65s showing the strongest backing, a new poll reveals. |
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Clegg calls for locally-led garden city plans
14/04/2014 Up to three new garden cities holding at least 15,000 homes will be built to tackle Britain’s ‘chronic’ housing shortage, Nick Clegg has announced. |
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Blows exchanged over garden city announcement
25/03/2014 Labour has criticised the Government’s plans for a new garden city in Kent. |
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Budget 2014: Osborne backs garden cities
19/03/2014 The creation of garden cities will help Chancellor George Osborne's Budget pledge to build more than 200,000 new homes for families. |
