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15 Sep 2014
Affordable housing threshold under fire
THE Rural Services Network has urged the government to abandon proposals to exempt smaller developments from affordable housing requirements. The Department for Communities and Local…
15 Sep 2014
How social enterprise boosts rural services
Making sure ‘more’ is ‘better’ – Jessica Sellick examines how social enterprises are contributing to service delivery and sustainable rural communities. Often referred to as…
07 Sep 2014
MP slams ‘threat’ to affordable housing
A RURAL MP has called on the government to drop a plan to limit new affordable homes being built in small communities. Lib Dem MP…
03 Sep 2014
Rural Services Network briefing on Proposal to remove affordable housing from sites of less than 10 units
This briefing sets out the unintended and inter-related consequences of the proposal to remove an affordable housing requirement from sites of less than 10 units. …
28 Aug 2014
Local Authority Businesses
The risks and opportunities available for business in rural local authority areas can be quite unique from those in urban areas. As a result the…
27 Aug 2014
Road safety show tours Sussex
CONCERNS over road safety in rural Sussex will be addressed in a seroes of road shows. A community safety road show is visiting Henfield, Steyning,…
21 Aug 2014
Affordable Ratio Analysis
The online article ‘The 62 areas where houses are less affordable than London’, taken from the BBC News website, reflects the struggles of many people…
15 Aug 2014
Unveiled: £200m brownfield site plan
A £200m government fund aims to protect the countryside from development by making it easier to build on brownfield sites. Councils can now bid for…
11 Aug 2014
Minister defends Green Belt record
COUNCILS should prioritise development on brownfield sites – and defend the countryside against urban sprawl, a government minister has warned. Housing and planning minister Brandon…
04 Aug 2014
Rural roads treated ‘like racetracks’
MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down on rural roads after one in three drivers admitted driving too fast. Some 33% of drivers admit driving…
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