Strategic authorities being created under the government’s devolution drive cannot be vehicles for delivering social care ...

The 21 March deadline for areas to submit interim reorganisation proposals to government is a “temperature check” the local ...

The director of one of the largest Local Government Pension Scheme funds has announced he will retire at the end of 2025.

Hampshire & Solent local authorities are calling for an extension for reorganisation as leaders bide time to gather evidence.

Suffolk’s districts plan to make the case for reorganisation to two or three unitaries, opposing the county’s plan for a ...

Granting councils freedom to set planning fees will not be a “magic wand” to solving current issues in planning, a leading ...

Norse Group CEO Justin Galliford believes that councils will need to consider radical alternatives to meet changing needs.

The current process is creating too many scenarios where the outcome could be driven by risk aversion rather than innovation, ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute said that the government’s mandatory training for members to serve on the planning ...

With more mayoral powers coming down the line and strategic authorities being established across the country it is important ...

Arguments about a unitary council’s size are a distraction from how ‘local’ local government can be, writes the leader of ...

A recent LGC roundtable highlighted the need for a more tailored approach to planning EV infrastructure, writes John Rainford ...