Councils click into the future of planning
In town halls across the country, planning officers are racing to update their Local Plans — but this time, the process looks very different.
Haringey Council hands property report to police
14/04/2023 Haringey Council has handed a property transaction report to the police due to concerns an official may have leaked confidential information to a developer. |
Homes England recommits to joint venture to deliver 6,600 houses
17/03/2022 Homes England has recommitted to a joint venture that will deliver 6,600 homes and 2 million sq ft of innovation and commercial space over the next 10 years. |
Council to bring some services back in-house
17/02/2022 Staffordshire County Council will bring a small number of services back in-house following a review of its 10-year joint venture with Capita. |
London borough to see £85m investment in affordable housing
05/08/2021 A new £85m funding initiative will deliver up to 300 affordable housing units in Bromley. |
Cardiff Council to manage procurement services for Monmouthshire
08/07/2021 Cardiff Council will manage Monmouthshire County Council's procurement operations and functions for the next three years. |
Welsh council to end property joint venture
30/06/2021 Powys County Council has decided to end its joint venture with Kier and bring housing and building maintenance services back in-house. |
Liverpool City Region launches £30m digital joint venture
26/02/2021 A £30m joint venture to make the Liverpool City Region the most digitally connected area in the UK has been unveiled by metro mayor Steve Rotheram. |
Are joint ventures still relevant in a post COVID housing sector?
02/12/2020 What impact will COVID-19 have on joint ventures in the housing sector? Mash Halai reports. |
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Local authorities can build back better with housing association joint ventures
28/09/2020 Olwen Brown outlines the five factors that support the long-term success of joint ventures. |
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Hampshire councils sign £1.2bn joint venture for new garden community
29/07/2020 A public-private partnership to deliver 3,500 homes in Hampshire's new garden community has been agreed. |
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Norwich to bring services back in-house
23/07/2020 Norwich City Council has opted to set up a wholly-owned company when it brings its services back in-house from next year. |
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Council puts forward plans for ‘digital city’
11/03/2020 Bolton Council is exploring joint venture options to create a ‘super connected digital city’. |
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Joint venture unlocks ‘biggest brownfield’ site in the Black Country
21/10/2019 Industrial land in Sandwell is set to be the site of a 750-home community after a deal was struck by the council and the West Midlands Combined Authority. |
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Trafford Council signs £50m property deal
03/10/2019 Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works have exchanged contracts on a £50m joint venture. |
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Derbyshire considers new joint ventures with Suffolk
05/09/2019 Derbyshire County Council is considering plans to set up two joint ventures with Suffolk County Council. |
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£450m flagship regeneration project scrapped
28/08/2019 Southampton City Council has terminated an agreement for a multi-million pound regeneration project. |
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Brentwood Council signs £1bn joint venture
02/08/2019 A £1bn joint venture to deliver new homes, public spaces and local facilities has been agreed between Brentwood Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments. |
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Birmingham CC and Capita ‘dissolve’ long-standing partnership
02/08/2019 Birmingham City Council has announced that its 13 year joint venture with Capita has been ‘largely ended’, reportedly saving taxpayers £44m. |
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Council announces joint venture worth £1bn
22/03/2019 Brentwood Borough Council has announced a new contract with Morgan Sindall Investments to deliver new homes and commercial facilities. |
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Counties launch joint venture to recruit temporary agency staff
21/09/2018 Hampshire has joined forces with a company set up by Kent County Council to recruit temporary agency workers. |
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Surrey CC signs joint venture to deliver ‘thousands’ of homes
06/09/2018 Surrey CC has signed up to a 15-year strategic joint venture with the hope of increasing investment in the county and delivering ‘thousands’ of new homes. |
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Council signs joint venture agreement to deliver 500 homes
18/04/2018 Hertfordshire County Council has signed a joint venture agreement with developers Morgan Sindall Investments to deliver an estimated 500 new properties. |
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Joint venture doubles investment in cities to £200m
04/03/2018 A public-private joint venture has announced it will double its investment in cities and towns in England to £200m. |
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Getting physical
27/02/2018 Andy Howell explains how active healthier lifestyles are being driven by urban renewal in Slough. |
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A seaside success story
04/01/2018 Duncan Johnston explores how Bournemouth Borough Council is using a joint venture to help reinvigorate and change the perception of the town. |
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Birmingham proposes flexible ICT partnership
07/11/2017 A more flexible ICT partnership to save £43m by 2021 has been proposed by Birmingham City Council to replace the current joint venture. |
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Council invests in joint venture to 'turbo-charge' development
19/10/2017 Wirral Council has announced its intention to acquire a number of strategic sites and buildings to ‘turbo-charge’ the work of a new joint venture business, the Wirral Growth Company. |
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Council ‘dissolves’ ICT joint venture
18/05/2017 Birmingham City Council has ‘dissolved’ a joint venture partnership that was designed to deliver ICT services across the council. |
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Haringey's £2bn regeneration plans
16/05/2017 The privatisation of £2bn of council assets or an opportunity to deliver thousands of new homes and regenerate ailing estates? William Eichler investigates Haringey’s new Development Vehicle. |
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Joint Ventures: A match made in Heaven?
09/12/2016 There is an increasing need for formalised partnerships between public and private organisations. Andrew Savege considers the advantages of joint ventures. |
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Liverpool Council takes control of markets for £1
28/09/2016 Liverpool City Council has taken control of all market operations in the city for a pound. |
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Getting the most from joint working
25/08/2016 Harlow DC chief executive Malcolm Morley explains how councils can make joint working more successful. |
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Failed joint venture to cost Lancashire £500,000
03/06/2016 Lancashire County Council will write off £500,000 after a joint venture it invested in folded. |
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County launches joint venture to deliver £200m of building projects
01/06/2016 Nottinghamshire County Council has launched a joint venture to deliver more than £200m of built environment projects over the next ten years. |
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Council agrees district heating joint venture
19/05/2016 Cheshire East Council has entered a joint venture with energy and services company ENGIE to create eco-efficient district heating networks in the area. |
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County signs highways joint venture
05/05/2016 A new joint venture to deliver highways services has been signed by East Sussex County Council. |
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Joint ventures offer ‘great opportunities for savings’, report says
21/04/2016 Local authorities can use joint ventures (JVs) to deliver services effectively, but only if objectives and partnership arrangements are carefully consider, report says. |
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Havant council sets up joint venture company
10/03/2016 Havant Borough Council is setting up a joint venture to deliver environmental and operational services in the borough. |
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Havant unveils plans to switch key services to new company
21/01/2016 A council in Hampshire is planning to set up a joint venture company to run its services in a deal believed to be the first of its kind in the south of England. |
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Six local authorities to develop new models for youth services
13/01/2016 Six local authorities have been chosen to share £200,000 funding to help change the way they deliver youth services. |
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Councils warn of reaching financial ‘tipping point’
04/09/2015 Councils across the country have warned they must make savings ‘significantly’ more than originally planned, and are bracing themselves for further cuts following the upcoming spending review. |
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West Suffolk councils launch commercial joint venture
17/08/2015 Two West Suffolk councils have set up a new joint venture company to deliver facilities management services. |
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Contracts awarded for a decade of Smart Motorway construction
23/07/2015 Highways England has announced the names of three construction consortia and three design joint ventures that will deliver a £1.5bn programme of all-lane-running Smart Motorway projects over the next five to 10 years. |
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Give commercial councils tax break, argues think tank
25/03/2015 New council-owned trading companies should be given a three-year corporation tax holiday funded by government departmental underspends, a think-tank report has suggested. |
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New Institute to provide housing finance support
16/03/2015 A Housing Finance Institute is to be set up by Government in a bid to address the skills and knowledge gap in delivering local authority housing. |
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Council backs new joint venture company despite privatisation fears
12/01/2015 A Cheshire council’s decision to back a new joint venture company has been blasted as ‘wrong in every respect’ by opposition councillors. |
