Planning and Housing

Calderdale Council approves £101m capital spending programme

14.08.20: Calderdale Council have approved a wide range of projects, from highways to schools and housing, as part of a £101m capital spending programme. The approved spending was a notable increase in cost from past budgets, with the council&r...

Communities to receive planning funding boost

10.08.20: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has today (10 Aug) announced funding will be doubled to help communities in urban and disadvantaged areas plan their local neighbourhoods. Back in May funding was increased from £9,000 to £10,000...

D2N2 LEP calls for 'pipeline' of new projects for future investment

06.08.20: Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has made a call for capital projects in the areas to create a ‘pipeline’ of future investments. D2N2 is responsible for delivering the L...

Housing Secretary launches ‘once in a generation’ planning reforms

06.08.20: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched a set of ‘landmark reforms’ today (Aug 6) aiming to speed up and modernise the planning system and boost economic recovery. Planning for the future outlines plans to streamline the &...

Education Secretary gives green light for £560m in school improvements

05.08.20: Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has given the green light to £560m in school improvement investments today (Aug 5) with allocation to 580 building projects. Sixth form colleges, academies and voluntary aided schools in England wi...

Chesterfield Borough Council invests £7.1m into modernisation programme

04.08.20: Chesterfield Borough Council is investing £7.1m into delivering new and modernised council homes in Staveley to meet the needs of local people. Homes in the area will undergo extensive internal and external improvements as part of the...

Details of multi billion pound Green Homes Grant Scheme unveiled

04.08.20: Details of the new £2bn Green Homes Grant scheme have been announced today (Aug 4), with Government funding up to two-thirds of home improvement costs for over 600,000 homes. To take part in the scheme, builders, plumbers and other tr...

Homes, jobs and infrastructure to benefit from £1.3bn investment

04.08.20: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed a £1.3bn investment today (Aug 4) into new homes, jobs and vital infrastructure projects. In total, the investment is expected to deliver up to 45,000 homes, create up to 85,000 jobs and...

700 new council homes under construction in London borough of Brent

03.08.20: London Borough of Brent Council has announced today (Aug 3) that just under 700 new council homes are under construction in the area as part of a £395m investment. This is the highest number of council homes delivery for any local aut...

Council agrees funding for £134m Homes England project

24.07.20: Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet agreed a multi million pound funding deal for Carlisle South Link Road yesterday (July 23). The funding agreement with Homes England is worth in excess of £134m and signifies a major milestone in...

£266m housing fund for vulnerable people opens to councils

20.07.20: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick launched the Next Steps Accommodation Programme this weekend (July 18), to finance Council efforts to help the most vulnerable in society into long-term accommodation. Councils and their local partners can n...

Council to buy 70 modular homes for homeless families

15.07.20: Milton Keynes Council has unveiled plans (July 15) to purchase 70 modular homes to house homeless families is the area. The two-bedroom homes will temporarily house families in Fishermead, during an interim period whilst Council staff work...

Blackpool bids for £25m Future High Streets Fund

13.07.20: Blackpool Council has bid for up to £25m of the Government’s £1bn Future High Streets Fund, to support the next phase of its Town Centre Regeneration Strategy. The town is one of 100 that has been shortlisted to use the Fu...

Knowsley Council agrees proposals for 360 new garden village homes

10.07.20: Knowsley Council’s Planning Committee has approved a multi million pound proposal (July 10) to build up to 360 new family homes in Whiston. The development at Halsnead Garden Village is a major project for Knowsley and the wider Liver...

Islington Council set to take back management of 4,000 council homes

10.07.20: Islington Council is set to take on housing repairs and maintenance for more than 4,000 council homes following month-long public consultation. The council announced yesterday (July 9) that one of its two Private Finance Initiative (PFI) co...