Localis, the independent think-tank of place, has today published an incisive analysis of the election manifestos from the Labour and Conservative parties, spotlighting the implications for local government a week before the general election. Entitled, ‘Betting the house: local policy challenges and the 2024 general election’ the study underscores the importance of local authorities in […]
The next government must give local leaders greater economic powers and financial control over regeneration to boost housebuilding prospects and underpin long-term local economic growth, a report from Localis, the independent think tank of place, has argued. In a report published today – entitled “Design for life – the smart regeneration journey to 2030’’ – […]
Independent think-tank Localis has today issued a collection of essays from leading planning experts and local council leaders setting out ideas for how popular approval for new housing and developments might be gained across communities. Entitled ‘Building consent: housing by popular demand’, the collection includes essays from contributors across the local government family as well […]
Government should reform landfill tax to cut down on waste crime and crack down on organised gangs whose illegal activity costs the country more than £1bn a year and pollutes the environment, a report published today by Localis has argued. In a new report entitled ‘Cleaning up our act – reforming landfill tax for place […]
Localis chief executive, Jonathan Werran, said: “The Autumn Statement is one in which the chancellor has put on his listening ears to take heed of the local government’s plea for short-term assistance, and the lifting of Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local market rents will provide some welcome immediate relief to those […]
Government must give pubs which serve as the beating hearts of their communities greater support with tax rebates to safeguard the nation’s locals as vital social lifelines, a report from the think-tank Localis has urged today. In a report issued today entitled ‘Inn-Valuable: unlocking the socio-economic potential of our nation’s pubs’, Localis also argued that […]
A campaign seeking to build cross-party consensus on how to restore stability to a broken local government finance system will be taken to the conferences of the three main political parties this autumn. The independent think-tank Localis, alongside partners CIPFA, the Norse Group and Public Finance magazine will be running a programme of events, entitled […]
Government should give councils direct long-term funding and planning powers to build affordable homes for local people currently priced out of the housing market in tourism hotspots, a new report from Localis has argued. In a report published today entitled ‘Brightness on the edge of town: how Community Land Trusts can deliver affordable housing’, Localis […]
Government should give councils greater financial powers to marry the needs of day-to-day local services with levelling up style capital pots to ensure measured improvements in public service outcomes, a new report from Localis has argued. In a report published today entitled ‘Level Measures – a modern agenda for public service integration’, Localis makes the […]
Successful climate adaptation will require an overhaul of the planning system to embed measurable targets for consistent local action nationwide, a report published by the think-tank Localis has argued today. In a study entitled ‘Climate resilience in Local Plans’ the think-tank calls for a nationally accepted definition for ‘resilience’ as a prerequisite to enable local […]