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Will they, won’t they? Looking ahead to the 2021 local elections
As we enter 2021, we've looked ahead to May and what the local elections can mean for the North West.
How powerful will Manchester’s recovery be?
Manchester City Council recently set out its plan for how the city will kickstart economic recovery after the crisis caused by the pandemic.
What do councillors really think about Planning for the Future?
Councils across the North West are considering their responses to the Government’s proposed reforms to the planning system, with some describing the Planning for the Future White Paper as...
DevoLancs: A step closer to the North West’s next elected mayor?
According to Regional Growth Minister Simon Clarke MP, “the greatest decentralisation of power in our modern history” is going to hit the region’s politicians in the autumn.
Let’s talk about home
The recent Design Council report, A Public Vision for the Home of 2030, makes for fascinating reading as we see new housing developments start to come forward again.
Reflections from a virtual world
All it took for the development industry and local authorities to embrace digital technologies was a global health pandemic.
Towards a post-Covid world
As we head into another three weeks of lockdown to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, it seems the time is right to start thinking about what the world could look...
Coronavirus: changing the way we think about housing
We're over a fortnight into 'lockdown' and social distancing concerns have brought into sharp relief an aspect of housing policy which has perhaps been overlooked in recent years.
Councils get power for remote planning meetings: what does it mean?
It’s the moment many have been waiting for, the Statutory Instrument allowing local authorities in England and Wales to hold meetings remotely has been published and will be in...
Lifting the lid on climate emergencies
Tackling climate change has risen up the political agenda thanks to the efforts of Extinction Rebellion, the legally binding net zero 2050 target and the severe flooding seen across...