Infrastructure Levy consultation - NALC response
29th of March, 2023NALC will be responding to the DLUHC consultation on the new Infrastructure Levy here. Accordingly we’d appreciate it if you could please forward on the attached NALC policy consultation briefing to all member councils in your areas to ...
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Government consultation on 'permitted development rights'
27th of March, 2023NALC will be responding to the following DLHUC consultation on permitted development which you can find here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/permitted-development-rights-supporting-temporary-recreational-campsites-renewable-energy-a...
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Open spaces and paths: a new guide to protection
24th of March, 2023OPEN SPACES SOCIETY OPEN SPACES AND PATHS: A NEW GUIDE TO PROTECTION Introducing a new guide to help local councils protect precious green spaces and paths, Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the Open Spaces Society(1), Britain’s oldest ...
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NALC Update on use of 'Council' email addresses
24th of March, 2023Use of councillor email addresses We have advised on scenarios where councils have resolved that all councillors and staff use council emails addresses and some councillors refused to use the council email address. Our advice was that a councillor...
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No powers to provide commercial bus services
24th of March, 2023Powers to provide commercial bus services NALC have had a few requests about council powers to provide bus services. Councils have specific powers to provide community bus services, defined in legislation. What about commercial bus services? Th...
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Practitioners Guide updates for 2023
24th of March, 2023The Guide has been undated and re-issued in time for the closing of the 2022/2023 accounts. Through your NALC website login you can see the updated guide, also a document which lists the changes from the previous guide to this latest version. V...
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