Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Housing: Key resources for constituency casework in England
A guide to some reliable sources of information to help answer the most common constituents' housing questions.
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Research Briefing
Gypsies and Travellers: Accommodation in England
This briefing looks at Gypsies’ and Travellers’ accommodation in England.
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Research Briefing
Statutory homelessness (England): The legal framework and performance
An overview of the legal framework for statutory homelessness support in England and how local authorities are delivering these duties. The briefing also summarises official homelessness statistics.
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Research Briefing
Statutory homelessness (England): Causes and government policy
Outlines the main drivers of homelessness and summarises the UK Government’s approach to tackling homelessness in England, including stakeholder views and comment.
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Affordable housing in England
The proportion of affordable housing in England has fallen. Increasing supply is challenging due to funding issues, increasing costs, and the planning system.
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Research Briefing
Community infrastructure levy
This briefing explained the method of financing infrastructure for new development through the community infrastructure levy.
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Research Briefing
Developer contributions
This briefing explains how local planning authorities in England can secure developer contributions: through section 106 agreements and the community infrastructure levy.
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Research Briefing
Housing and net zero
This briefing considers the approach to housing, energy efficiency and net zero, providing an overview of government policy and commentary on these issues.
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Research Briefing
Building regulations and safety
This briefing discusses building regulations and standards for building safety as well as the government's response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Research Briefing
Planning for nationally significant infrastructure projects
This briefing sets out the decision-making rules for nationally significant infrastructure projects. They require a type of consent called development consent.
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Research Briefing
Revocation of planning permission
This briefing provides information on the rarely-used powers of local planning authorities and the Secretary of State to revoke planning permission.
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Data dashboards
Headline statistics for your constituency
Use our interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics such as demographics, unemployment, and child poverty.
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Research Briefing
Planning enforcement (England)
This briefing describes the powers of local planning authorities in England to enforce planning law. It also discusses recent changes to these powers.
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Research Briefing
The growth in short-term lettings in England
This paper examines the growth in short-term lettings and measures to strengthen regulation of the sector in England. It provides a brief overview of the regulatory approaches in other countries.
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Research Briefing
Planning for onshore wind
The government updated planning rules for onshore wind in England in September 2023. These rules differ from those for other energy projects.
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