Planning Power to the People
Friday saw me dropping in on the Head of Planning at Tandridge District Council, Bob Evans, to discuss the impact of the Government's recent announcement that councils and communities would now be given new powers to prevent the destructive practice of 'garden grabbing' and would be freed up to decide what types of homes are suitable for their area.
It was a productive chat with Bob about the immediate impact of these new powers for Local Authorities. I believe that this signals the beginning of local people being able to take control of their environment - including housing needs - for the good of the community.
In preparation for my meeting with the Caterham Community Partnership later this month, we also discussed the future of the Rose and Young site in Caterham.
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2/2 And a growing company creating jobs. Meanwhile Eurozone is on the brink. Lesson is clear: Enterprise creates growth and prosperity.
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1/2 Facebook IPO is 2nd largest in US history. State of California benefits from tax windfall to reduce deficit
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@cathH62 thanks for the suggestion. Very good point.
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@GazWeetman You mean you should have spent your youth unleashing your inner Zuckerberg -:)
19 hours ago
Good meeting with regional head of Jobcentre plus. Encouraging signs on employment and looking forward to shadowing staff at their offices
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“@hblodget: Facebook pricing currently $38. (Cld still move). That's ~$105 billion http://t.co/kIhm936V” >> Unbelievable. Facebook is 8 yrs!
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RT @asentance: Good to see unemployment falling, despite negative GDP figures. Supports view UK economy not back in recession.
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RT @TimMontgomerie: Unemployment DOWN 45,000 in Q1. British exports UP £50 billion last year. Doesn't seem like a double dip recession t ...
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