Research Briefing
Local Growth Deals
This note looks at the creation of the Single Local Growth Fund and the process of allocating Growth Deal funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2020: Background briefing
This briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2020 which will take place on 11 March 2020. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Debate Pack
Housing and planning
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Tuesday 3 March 2020 on housing and planning. The debate will be opened by Neil O'Brien MP.
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Research Briefing
Enterprise Zones
There are currently 45 operational Enterprise Zones in England. Similar policies have been adopted by the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Businesses in these small areas will benefit from tax and planning concessions and superfast broadband.
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Research Briefing
Community Infrastructure Levy
This note covers the method of financing infrastructure called Community Infrastructure Levy. It applies to England and Wales only.
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Research Briefing
Gypsies and travellers: planning provisions
This briefing sets out the planning policies specific to Gypsy and Traveller site provision, along with recent policy changes and Government announcements. It applies to England only.
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Research Briefing
Implementation of the Housing and Planning Act 2016
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016. This briefing paper outlines progress in implementing the Act's provisions. Several key measures in the Act will not be taken forward, such as 'pay to stay' and mandatory fixed-term tenancies for local authority landlords in England.
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Constituency Casework
Planning in England
In England, the planning system is "plan-led", this means that national and local planning policy is set out in formal development plans (a term which can include "local plans", "core strategies" and "neighbourhood plans").
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Debate Pack
Building out extant planning permissions
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 30 October 2019 at 9.30am on building out extant planning permissions. The debate will be opened by Anne Milton MP.
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Research Briefing
Planning Obligations (Section 106 Agreements)
This briefing looks at recent changes to planning obligations, the appeals process surrounding them and how planning obligations interact with the Community Infrastructure Levy. The briefing looks at England only.
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Research Briefing
Must planning committees follow officers’ advice in reaching decisions?
This briefing examines the relationship between planning officers and councillors and how published guidance deals with the considerations that might arise when planning committees overturn officers’ advice. It applies to England only.
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Debate Pack
Debate on a motion on the British house building industry
On 5 September 2019 there will be a debate on a motion on the British house building industry. The debate will take place in the main Chamber and will be led by Siobhain McDonagh.
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Research Briefing
Commons Library analysis: Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL] 2017-19
This Commons Library briefing deals with the Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL] 2017-19, which would provide that the Secretary of State’s powers in relation to the management of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, include the power to grant a lease in respect of land for a period of up to 150 years.
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Research Briefing
Where do you draw the line? Local administrative boundaries in England
A review of policy and practice influencing the creation and change of local government and other local administrative boundaries in England.
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Research Briefing
Planning enforcement in England
This briefing describes the legal powers available to local planning authorities ensure enforcement of planning law. It applies to England only.
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