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Cases
Published : 05 January 2002

Heathrow night noise breaches human rights Hatton and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 36022/97) (The Times, 8th October 2001) The increase ... read more
Compulsory Purchase & Compensation - the Government's proposals for Change
Published : 05 January 2002

The main proposals A system which is simple, fair and quick needs to have a clearly defined legislative basis. It also has to strike a balance ... read more
Faster, fairer planning for all
Published : 05 January 2002

A faster, fairer planning system, with community interests at its heart, was unveiled today by Stephen Byers, Secretary of State at the Department ... read more
Government consults on Council Tax proposals for second & long term empty homes
Published : 05 January 2002

The Government is consulting on proposals to give local councils the option of reducing or removing the current 50 per cent discount on second ... read more
Government increases support for councils by £3.3 billion
Published : 05 January 2002

All local authorities in England will get a Government grant increase at least matching inflation next year and most will get substantially more, ... read more
Local Authorities get set for freedom of information
Published : 05 January 2002

Local Authorities are gearing themselves up for the challenges of the Freedom of Information Act, which is currently being brought into force ... read more
Local Government White Paper
Published : 05 January 2002

Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions today unveiled plans to give local councils substantial new ... read more
Local Government White Paper - parishes
Published : 05 January 2002

Chapter 9 of the White Paper deals specifically with parishes. The main proposals are: To legislate to increase the ceiling on expenditure under ... read more
Main announcements
Published : 05 January 2002

A framework for high-quality public services We will build on best value and local Public Service Agreements (PSAs) to put in place a national ... read more
Multi-million pound parks scheme launched
Published : 05 January 2002

A £6.5m scheme to help transform derelict land into parks and public open spaces has been launched by Regeneration Minister Sally Keeble. ... read more
Planning Green Paper fact file
Published : 05 January 2002

With minor exceptions, all proposals for development, including the change of use of buildings and land, must be approved by a local planning ... read more
Planning: Delivering a Fundamental Change - Next steps
Published : 05 January 2002

The consultation period will run until 18 March 2002. Details of how to submit your views are set out below. Following the consultation, we will ... read more
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