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Local government capacity survey: Building control

This report shows quantitative and qualitative building control workforce data, and highlights challenges in recruiting, developing and retaining staff across all building control disciplines, and the increasing pressures facing building control teams.

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A practical approach for councils on dealing with empty homes

Bringing empty homes back into use can play a key part of local strategies to meet housing need. Not only are empty homes a wasted resource, they are often the subject of complaints and frustration for communities.

Stuck in neutral: A call for partnership working on river quality and water quantity

Stuck in neutral: A call for partnership working on river quality and water quantity

Around 20,000 new homes a year have been put on hold as a result legal protections to clean and protect our precious water ways. This report explores the challenges that councils and other stakeholders are facing, and sets out recommendations for action

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Hard to decarbonise social homes

This report examines the decarbonisation of social homes.

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Housing Advisers Programme Evaluation Survey research report, November 2021

The Housing Advisers Programme (HAP) is run by the Local Government Association (LGA) and is intended to support councils seeking to innovate in meeting the housing needs of their communities. It aims to be simple, flexible and locally led.

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Combined authorities – collaboration on housing and planning

This report looks at how combined authorities have used their powers, resources and partnerships to achieve enhanced outcomes in housing and planning and how they are working with their constituent authorities to deliver these.

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Housing revenue account cap removal

The LGA believes it is well-placed to develop a sector-led offer that can help councils to deliver the new homes that their communities need.

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Housing Advisers Programme 2018 feedback report

Housing Advisers Programme 2018 feedback report

This report outlines the results of an online survey of local authorities and the suppliers who provided the adviser support, conducted in early 2018 to capture their experiences of the programme at that point in time.

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Planning positively through partnership

We hope the case studies included in this publication provide inspiration to all those with a shared interest in ensuring that the aspirations and needs of people and communities are at the centre of our collective efforts to deliver new, high quality development.

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Councillor workbook: planning

This workbook will help councillors to understand how the planning system in England works.

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