A big step towards more devolution of powers from Whitehall to local councils and communities has come with the unveiling of the first wave of guidance for new Local Area Agreements. One authority that has been working on a pilot project said it hoped the announcement would be the beginning of a new relationship between central and local government.
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The Commission for the Built Environment is today calling on the Government to make Building for Life the national standard against which design quality is measured in the planning system. At the same time it is warning that more than 7 million people will not get the new homes they need unless there is a marked increase in the quality of new housing.
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