Mayors will receive significant new powers over housing and planning as part of the English devolution white paper. Mayoral ...

The devolution white paper was as radical, and contentious, as trailed. Resolving tensions quickly is key to creating new ...

The government will legislate to give ministers the power to “knock heads together” where areas cannot agree over geographies ...

London is set to join other mayoral combined authorities with an integrated settlement in two years due to “its unique ...

Individual environmental impact assessments could be scrapped as the government sets out its plans to overhaul housing and ...

Future legislation will “radically simplify the system” for local audit and a new national standards boards will oversee ...

A growing number of councils are looking to raise council tax beyond the usual limit for the coming financial year, LGC ...

All 32 London boroughs have been set a higher housing target than was proposed in July, with one council seeing a 20% ...

The important role councillors play in national politics must not be forgotten in the reorganisation debate, writes the ...

The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) places significant pressure on local authorities to update their local ...

Devolution and reorganisation is about “getting as much money to the frontline” council services as possible, local ...

All remaining two-tier areas are to be invited to set out proposals for reorganisation under plans due to be unveiled in the ...