Metro mayors given power to override councils on big schemes
New planning regime to cover schemes above 150 homes and towers over 30m
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New planning regime to cover schemes above 150 homes and towers over 30m
Councils in the south of England say they are falling behind northern authorities that already have mayors.
Mayors to keep a share of income tax and could get more decision-making power over planning
Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projectsEngland’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death...
A Greater Oxford, Northern and Ridgeway authorities will be created under plans announced.
The local leaders will be able to overrule councils to green light significant building projects - or block them.
Burnham says measure will ‘cut both ways’ with regional leaders able to reject unsuitable schemes as well as overriding local refusals
Andy Burnham announced the changes this week
Mayors across England to be given authority to 'call in' local council planning decisions, in latest move designed to green light more housing and infrastructure projects
Proposals would extend planning powers and give regional leaders greater influence
Mayors to overrule councils in order to “call in” decisions on large-scale developments
Areas will remain excluded, and nothing is gained from making local government units larger and more anonymous, write Steve Leach and Colin CopusJohn Harris correctly recognises th...
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing fundingAndy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planni...
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing fundingAndy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planni...
Elected mayors like Kim McGuinness are being promised far greater funding and freedom to build houses and deliver major upgrades to transport systems
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the huge devolution shake-up will allow local leaders to keep more of the cash residents pay - and invest in their communities
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced the launch the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shap...
‘I know what it’s like to be ignored by politicians in Westminster – I’m not going to make that same mistake now I’m PM,’ says Burnham as he unveils another new policy
The Burnham devolution roadmap is ultimately the same the Starmer one: create unitary authorities to replace the inefficient… The post ‘MPs must have a clear key role in ‘mayorland...
Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic councilIt’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throug...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will give local leaders more flexibility to keep their revenue but it's not clear yet how much they will receive. Iram Ramzan reports.
The Government’s decision to replace Hertfordshire’s existing two-tier council structure with four new unitary authorities is set to significantly change how taxi and private hire...
Wellington's mayors are considering a model of a merged Wellington-Wairarapa council, with one regional mayor, and a layer of "community councils" sitting beneath that.
Image credit: GMCA Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig says legislative reform could give the city-region greater control over private hire drivers and vehicles routinely working lo...
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