The national secretariat of UK regional development agencies has revealed a list of more than 500 RDA assets that are due to be sold by Communities and Local Government.
Assets up for sale include science parks, brownfield land and a greyhound stadium in Portsmouth. This document lists all the addresses of …

What it is: The government has set out its plan for growth in the UK regions in the absence of regional development agencies, which are due to be closed down by 2012.
When it came out: 28 October 2010
Why it is important: It sets out changes to the planning system, more …

The government has today announced that 24 local enterprise partnerships will be set up to replace regional development agencies.
Here are the successful LEPs:

Birmingham & Solihull with East Staffordshire, Lichfield &Tamworth
Cheshire and Warrington
Coast to Capital: Brighton and Hove, Croydon, the Gatwick Diamond and West Sussex
Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Coventry & …

What it is: The Cabinet Office has published a list of almost 500 quangos it is either going to axe, merge or reform.
When it came out: 14 October 2010
Why it is important: The reform of quangos plays a significant part of the government’s plan to save money and improve government …

Regional development agency One North East has released a list of  projects that will lose out as it makes £32.9m of budget cuts in 2010-11.
Projects including a renewable energy village in Eastgate, the redevelopment of Sheepfolds and Stadium Park, and the Newcastle Science City scheme, will all lose up to …

What is it: Communities and Local Government chief planner Steve Quartermain has written to chief planning officers at UK councils about revisions to the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.
When did it come out: 9 September 2010
Why is it important: On 1 October, a consolidated version of the …

London mayor Boris Johnson has published a draft design guide for new homes in the city.
The plan, which is called the London Housing Design Guide, outlines standards that will apply to homes built on land owned by the London Development Agency.
It has been compiled after consultation on an earlier draft …

The Ministry of Justice is planning a large swathe of job cuts, following an announcement that £2bn of its £9bn budget would be axed.
In a letter to senior staff (Download: MoJ Staff Letter) finance director Ann Beasley said yesterday that “efficiency savings alone” would not be enough to make the …

Housing minister Grant Shapps has today told councils that houses they build now will result in direct and non-ringfenced income to spend in future.
Today, Shapps told local authorities that a new incentives  scheme called the New Homes Bonus is set to be introduced early in the next spending review period, …

What is it: CLG chief planner Steve Quartermain has written to councils advising them on how to proceed with regional planning following the revocation of regional spatial strategies.
When it came out: 6 July 2010
Why it is important: The letter includes a question and answer section for local authorities about how …