UK Local Government

Diary of a Green Deal Provider: Part 3
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4 July 2012 — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Local Energy wants to become accredited as an official Green Deal provider. Read the third installment of how it is going about this daunting task.The last week has been …
Five minutes with: Katie Parnell, transport planner, Oxfordshire County Council
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16 Nov. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
As transport planner, with the Travel Choices team at Oxfordshire County Council, part of Katie Parnell’s role is encouraging people out of their cars and on to public …
National Planning Policy Framework Masterclass: Answers to your questions
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15 June 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
On May 31st we ran a webinar on the UK's National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) with Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Planning and Policy Advisor at Friends of the Earth; Dr Hugh …
What are the options for street lighting for local authorities?
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28 June 2010 — started by Laura Spiers, 2degrees
I’m looking at how street lighting and lit street furniture represent a considerable burden on local authorities. Brent Council is responsible for over 23,000 lit items of …
Diary of a Green Deal provider: Part 4
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13 July 2012 — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Having gone as far as I can with the licensing for Green Deal provider status, it’s time to bite the bullet and start looking at the finance element of being a Green Deal …
Diary of a Green Deal provider: Part 5
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10 Sept. 2012 — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
After the announcement that Gemserv will be the Oversight and Regulatory Body (ORB) I had wondered how long it would take to set up a system of registration and how onerous …
Advice for improving recycling and starting food waste collections from multi-occupancy households
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3 Dec. 2010 — started by Nicholas Woodmore, Watkins Payne Partnership
I think it’s safe to say that all local authorities encounter difficulties when trying to full exploit recycling collections from multi-occupancy buildings. Elmbridge …
Webinar Recording: Environmental Implications of the UK's Draft National Planning Policy
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27 Sept. 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK government has published its new draft planning framework which will inform the planning system and all new development in England. Key to the proposed reforms is to …
DECC offers up to £1,000 cash back to accelerate Green Deal take-up
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23 Oct. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has committed to funding two initiatives to accelerate the take-up of its Green Deal programme and support …
National Planning Policy Framework Masterclass [Webinar Recording]
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31 May 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK's much anticipated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was released at the end of March. Representing the biggest change to planning policy in England since its …