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Harman Report: How do we deliver houses that people want?
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The Local Housing Delivery Group, chaired by Sir John Harman, has published its dual review of local plan viability testing and local standards in new housing development. … -
National Planning Policy Framework Masterclass [Webinar Slides]
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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 … -
Energy Awareness, the Display Campaign and DECs
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The European Display® Campaign is a voluntary scheme designed to help local authorities launch communication campaigns regarding the energy and environmental performance of … -
Webinar Slides: Environmental Implications of the UK's Draft National Planning Policy
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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 … -
We've Renamed
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Regular visitors to the ‘Low Carbon Local Authorities and Sustainable Communities’ Group will have noticed a slight change at the top of the page. We’ve renamed to the ‘Local … -
Do other councils offer rewards for taking part in waste prevention and recycling activities?
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Helen Bird, National Coordinator at BREW Centre for Local Authorities has posted the following questions in the Zero Waste Working Group forum: "In Brent, the Council … -
Updated Renewables Roadmap reports on clean energy progress
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The UK government has published an update to its Renewable Energy Roadmap, which sets out how it will meet its target of 15% renewable energy by 2020. The update reports on … -
Energy transition: what about involving citizens?
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Monitoring tools especially for water
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Does anyone use or recommend any web based tools that can be used to collate water meter readings for multiple sites. Ideally Im looking for something that can be used for … -
An Introduction to Biodiversity Offsetting [Webinar Recording]
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In its 2011 White Paper, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) outlined the government’s vision for the natural environment for the next 50 …
