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  • The Building and Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010: circular letter

    Letter about changes to the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) 2010

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  • Andrew Stunell celebrates Big Society in action at Manchester airport

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell joined 100 volunteers from Manchester’s Airport Community Network to celebrate their achievements.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to axe paperwork to help save trees

    Providing a fairer, more straightforward and effective system for tree preservation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Building Act 1984 and Building Regulations 2010: circular 07/2010

    Circular explaining 2 sets of regulations: (SI 2010/2214) and (SI 2010/2215).

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  • Communities should prepare for their Right to Build

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced that local rural housing projects that secure the support of 75 per cent of voters will get the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Landlords should throw open their books to improve social homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called on the country’s housing associations to follow the Government’s lead, throw open their books and expose…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bob Neill confirms new jobs, homes and a new town centre

    Thousands of new jobs and new homes are expected to accompany a new £600 million town centre for Canning Town in the Thames Gateway.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Beneventan Missal

    A 12th Century manuscript will be returned to the city of Benevento, Italy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration

    New plans to put the future of Thurrock regeneration back into local hands were announced by Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill today. Thurrock…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Building more homes

    Summary: Letter from housing minister Grant Shapps in response to an article in the Guardian (25 August 2010) about the future of house building…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Freedom for councils to manage rented housing

    New rules could cut as many as 8,500 applications from the planning system, freeing councils to focus on local priorities rather than micro managing rented housing.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sensible approach to manage shared homes

    Landlords and councils will no longer be faced with bureaucracy aimed at micro-managing rented housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fair deal for Travellers and the settled community

    Travellers who play by the rules will get the same rights as other mobile home residents under new plans.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Time for a fair deal for the Travelling and settled community

    Travellers who play by the rules will get the same rights as other mobile home residents and could benefit from more authorised sites under …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bureaucracy for summer fetes overruled by Eric Pickles

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles 'shows us the money'

    Departmental books are opened to an army of armchair auditors.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Two London housing estates listed

    John Penrose announces latest batch of listing decisions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cutting red tape to give a green light for greener development

    Simplifying the system for assessing the impact of development on the local environment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More local homes means more rewards

    Communities that build more homes will be rewarded by getting more funding to use in their area on things they consider to be a priority.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Free mapping data will plot route to innovation

    Grant Shapps has hailed a new agreement between government and all public bodies that will allow them to use national mapping data for free.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government