Research Briefing
Publicity for planning application
This note describes the statutory publicity requirements before a planning application can be determined.
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Research Briefing
National Planning Policy Framework
The Government published the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF) on 27 March 2012. It replaced almost all planning guidance immediately, although planning authorities have twelve months in which to get their plans adopted.
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Research Briefing
Business run from home
This note explains the circumstances in which businesses run from home require planning consent
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Research Briefing
The Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development
From 20-22 June 2012 the UN will hold a conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, twenty years on from the ‘Earth Summit’ of 1992, also held in Rio. This note sets out the likely agenda for the conference and some surrounding political issues.
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Research Briefing
The Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill 2010-12
The Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill contains two measures. One will give the Government the discretion to reduce water bills in certain regions. The other will give the Government the discretion to provide financial assistance for major water and sewage infrastructure projects. Initially the Government plans to use these powers to reduce water bills in the South West of England and to support the Thames Tunnel project.
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Research Briefing
Olympic Games and Regeneration
This note discusses the regeneration potential of the London Olympic Games
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Research Briefing
Councillors and planning applications
This note covers rules for local authority councillors who determine planning applications
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Research Briefing
Mortgage repossessions: tenants’ rights (England and Wales)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper summarises the options available to tenants when they discover that their landlord has defaulted on the mortgage payments.
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Research Briefing
Localism Bill: Planning
This note highlights some important issues in the planning part of the Localism Bill as it completed its Commons stages and went to the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
The reform of Housing Revenue Account Subsidy
This note provides background on the old Housing Revenue Account (HRA) subsidy system and considers some of the issues associated with it up to its abolition in April 2012. This note will not be updated – information on the self-financing regime can be found in Library note SN/SP/6776 Local housing authorities - the self-financing regime: progress and issues. A further paper, CB8963, A new era of social rented housing in England? (2020) considers prospects for social rented housing following the lifting of the HRA borrowing caps in 2018.
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Research Briefing
Energy from waste and incineration
This note looks at the role of energy from waste and incineration.
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Research Briefing
Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage Report
This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 11/23 and 11/24, prepared for the Commons Second Reading debate.
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Research Briefing
The economic crisis: policy responses
This note brings together the various elements of Government action to deal with the economic crisis
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Research Briefing
Household projections in England and the Regions: 2008 – 2033
This note examines the 2008-based household projections for England and the regions from 2008 to 2033. The number of households in England is projected to increase from 21.7 million in 2008 to 27.5 million by 2033, an increase of 5.8 million or 27%. This is equivalent to an average annual increase of around 232,000 households.
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Research Briefing
Housing: construction defects
Housing: construction defects. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/2030. This note outlines assistance available for owners of homes that are of a defective construction type.
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