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04 Jun 2021

Additions to Housing Stock

This analysis presents data on housing supply, broken down into new builds, conversions, change of use, demolitions , all given as a proportion of the total dwelling stock.  The analysis...

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01 Jun 2021

Rural areas face threat of 400,000 new homes

Nearly 400,000 homes will be built on greenfield sites in the south of England over the next five years, according to a new analysis of planning policy reported in The...

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01 Jun 2021

Department of Health and Social Care Call for Evidence on Womens Health

Women of all ages and backgrounds are being urged to respond to the call for evidence in order to capture the varying health issues women experience over their lives and...

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01 Jun 2021

Government sets out requirements regarding first homes

Through a Written Ministerial Statement the Government has set out the requirements on local planning authorities to provide First Homes Concurrently, these were incorporated into amended National Planning Practice Guidance. ...

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01 Jun 2021

Call for information – difficulties caused by the pandemic to Early Years Education providers

NationalWorld (a company who cover the whole of the UK) have undertaken data analysis on Early Years Education providers during the first six months of the pandemic They have found...

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01 Jun 2021

Rural economies boosted by new migration trends

Research published by Northumbria University is exploring how shifting work patterns and home-buying preferences are changing rural communities Analysis of data from the past decade shows that rural areas which...

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01 Jun 2021

Call on Government to support young people living in rural areas with transport costs

A parish council is calling on the Government to provide more financial support for young people living in rural and isolated areas required to travel to receive their post-16 education,...

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01 Jun 2021

Housing market: Are second home owners really pricing locals out?

The BBC reports that concerns regarding second homes in rural areas is growing, with the pandemic increasing tensions The report notes that second home owners have “long stood accused of...

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01 Jun 2021

Britain’s electric car charging network boosted by £300m funding

The Guardian reports that Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has approved a £300m investment to help triple the number of ultra-rapid electric car charge points across the country, as part of...

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01 Jun 2021

Hinterland – 1 June 2021

In this edition of Hinterland – farm incomes fall, Prince Charles looks to the longer term, leaders frame climate change in local terms and Airbnb provides some salutary and disruptive...

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