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Today the Department for Communities and Local Government has appointed two Non-Executive Directors to the Department’s Board. Sara Weller,…
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Letter from Lord Marland and Andrew Stunell seeking views on how to improve the energy performance of buildings regime.
I am setting out today the main elements of the programme of work the Department for Communities and Local Government will lead in the new…
David Verey has been appointed by Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt, as the lead non-executive director on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced that the new Localism Bill will extend a new Community Right to Build across England. Previously…
I am today introducing the Localism Bill to Parliament. The legislation will set the foundations for the big society by radically transforming…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced a package of powerful new rights for communities to challenge services and preserve local…
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced further details about the new scheme that will allow housing associations to offer flexible tenancies…
Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): Following the Spending Review, I am today announcing further details…
Expert panel to decide sites to be considered for World Heritage Status nomination announced by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose
The expert panel who will decide which sites go forward to be considered for nomination for World Heritage Status announced.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has praised people’s efforts and neighbourly support in the cold weather this week and applauded the Big …
Neighbourhoods will be the ‘building blocks of the Big Society’ Radical new planning reforms were announced today to hand powers down from …
Independent panel will meets to select UK tentative list of sites bidding to be awarded World Heritage status.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pointed to the latest numbers of families on waiting lists as further evidence of the need for fundamental…
Town planners have become a lightning rod for people’s sense of frustration with the current planning system, Decentralisation Minister Greg…
Mr Stunell urged all homeowners, landlords and tenants to go online and use a new tool that compares the different measures they can use to …
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I’m pleased to be here today to set out some of the next steps in Government…
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today welcomed publication of key design assessments of the Kickstart housebuilding programme, describing their…
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced he is scrapping new proposals that could have cost developers thousands of pounds extra to build…
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