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Waveney Local Plan

Hertfordshire Structure Plan

St Edmundsbury Borough Local Plan

Mid Devon Local Plan Second Deposit and SPG on Affordable Housing

Mid Devon District Council is seeking to increase the proportion of affordable housing.

High Peak Draft SPG – Affordable Housing

ODPM Interaction

HBF has held a number of meetings with ODPM officials and ministers in an attempt to reflect a simple message of its requirement for a planning system that is …

Third Party Association

Details on association with third parties.

Communities Plan

In last July's three-year spending review the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was granted an extra £1.1bn to tackle Britain's housing problems. ‘Sustainabl…

Notice - Background to the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Bill

Notice - Background to the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Bill