Case studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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Viability assessments of council owned land for housing delivery (Torridge District Council)

Viability assessments of Council owned land for Housing Delivery and identification of suitable development partners

Mechanisms to increase supply of one bed housing (Harborough District Council)

Harborough District Council and partners worked together to determine interventions to address the undersupply of one bed homes over time.

Homeless families provision (Plymouth City Council)

Plymouth City Council procured external consultants to advise on potential replacement sites the cities’ primary temporary accommodation facility for homeless families.

Herefordshire Council’s Phosphate Commission

In response to challenges finding long-term solutions to nutrient neutrality, the Herefordshire Council have established a Cabinet Commission to progress the restoration of the Rivers Wye and Lugg.

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Ashford Borough Council's experience of nutrient neutrality

Ashford Council has had to hold granting planning permissions on a number of planning applications, for schemes which are caught by the issue nutrient neutrality. Around 90 per cent of site allocations in the Local Plan, and currently around 5,800 dwellings in over 170 planning applications, have been affected.

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