Housing Minister Chris Pincher has announced a £1.1 million fund to test the use of digital tools and data standards across 10 local areas.
The planning white paper ‘Planning for the future’, published in August 2020, proposed reforms to the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process.

Two-thirds of young people are worried about how air pollution will affect their health, which is almost as much as they worry about coronavirus.

Oliver Dowden has launched the competition to find the UK’s next City of Culture, who will take on the baton from 2021 City of Culture Coventry.

Councils have expressed concern for families on the ‘cliff-edge’ of becoming homeless as the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions ends.

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that the MHCLG’s second HQ will be based at the i9 building in the heart of Wolverhampton.

Elected members on the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed options for investing £21 million in one-off additional funding.
In February, the City of Edinburgh Council set a balanced budget for 2021/22, shaped by the key priorities of the Council Business Plan – tackling poverty, promoting sustainability and enhancing residents’ well-being.

Cambridge City Council is trialling smart technology waste bins in the city centre this summer as it welcomes more residents and visitors back.

A narrow focus in the government’s levelling-up agenda which bypasses rural and shire counties risks England’s economic recovery from coronavirus.

Tens of thousands of UK homes, businesses and public buildings are one step closer to benefitting from greener, cleaner energy.