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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Swindon Borough Council and Crest Nicholson: a new garden village

Crest Nicholson and Swindon Borough Council have been working collaboratively to deliver a thriving, sustainable and successful new community at Tadpole Garden Village.

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Wakefield Council and Spawforths: infrastructure to facilitate development and attract investment

The Wakefield Eastern Relief Road (WERR) scheme is an important illustration of how the public sector, working closely with the private sector can bring all the components together to deliver significant key infrastructure, in a short timescale, to facilitate future development and encourage inward investment.

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Woking Borough Council and William Lacy Group: building on redundant land

The Rydens Way development provided 24 open market and 18 affordable eco-friendly homes ranging from one bedroom flats to four bedroom houses. The homes have been built on land that had previously been reserved as a bypass.

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Disrupting Public Services

South Kesteven District Council is developing a new, collaborative, housing strategy using the tools and techniques learnt by working with the LGA and Design Council.

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Planning positively through partnership - Leicester City Council and Sainsbury’s - Case study 2

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities. 

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Planning positively through partnership - Westminster City Council and Great Portland Estates - Case study 3

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities. 

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Planning positively through partnership - Broadland District Council and Norwich City Council – case study 4

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities. 

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Planning positively through partnership - Wealden Homes and Sevenoaks District Council – Case study 5

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities.

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Planning positively through partnership - Taylor Wimpey, Oxford City Council and Oxford City Housing Association - Case study 6

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities. 

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Planning positively through partnership - Crest Nicholson and London Borough of Hounslow – Case study 7

This brings together case studies highlighting the huge breadth of effective partnership working taking place to deliver the new development that is needed to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities.

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