Housing and Planning

SEC responds to consultation on Right to Buy

South East Councils (SEC) has responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) consultation: “Reforming the Right to Buy” The consultation sought views on how the Right to Buy should be reformed to deliver a fairer, better value and more sustainable scheme where longstanding tenants can buy their own homes and how councils can replace […]

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SEC responds to MHCLG consultation on planning reforms

South East Councils (SEC) has responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) inquiry: “Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system”. The consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposed approach to revising the NPPF. It also seeks views on a series of wider national planning

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SEC Responds to DLUHC’s Local Plans Consultation

South East Councils (SEC) has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ (DLUHC) consultation: “Plan-making reforms: consultation on implementation”. The consultation considers the Department’s proposals to make local plans (and minerals and waste plans) simpler, faster to prepare, and more accessible. SEC Chair Cllr Nick Adams-King said: “Local Plans are an essential

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SEC responds to Government’s planning policy consultation

South East Councils (SEC) has responded to the Government’s consultation: “Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy”. The consultation is being led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. It seeks views on the Government’s proposed approach to updating the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), their proposed approach to preparing National

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