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Accelerated Planning Green Paper
/in Local Authority, Planning /by Jodie Bradfordby Meera Patel, Trainee Solicitor and Sima Odedra, Senior Solicitor The Government seeks to implement procedural improvements to accelerate the time taken to make decisions on planning applications. The Green Paper will set out proposals for improving the process for granting planning permissions and, in doing so, the service provided to both homeowners and commercial […]
Managing Risk
/in Local Authority /by Jodie Bradfordby Elizabeth Warhurst, Head of Legal and Commercial Services and Monitoring Officer Our Head of Legal and Commercial Services and Monitoring Officer was approached by The Law Society to discuss North West Leicestershire District Council’s approach to risk. In the article linked below, in a question and answer style, Elizabeth explains how you can educate […]
Leisure Procurement – Practical Tips and Lessons Learned
/in Local Authority /by Jodie Bradfordby Louis Sebastian, Legal Services Team Manager This year the NWL Legal team completed the outsourcing of North West Leicestershire District Council’s leisure centres following a Competitive Dialogue procurement. This 25 year “Design, Build, Operate and Maintain” contract will deliver a new £23m leisure centre in Coalville and see over £75m of revenue generated during […]
The Benefits of Land Registration
/in Local Authority /by Jodie Bradfordby Helen Lisney, Legal Assistant Historically, all land in England and Wales was unregistered. Land was transferred by way of written documents which would need to be kept to prove ownership of land. Since 1990, it has been compulsory to register land on any disposition. This means since this date, any property where ownership is […]
Closure Orders, Anti-Social Behaviour and County Lines
/in Legal, Local Authority /by Jodie BradfordWhat does County Lines mean? County lines refers to the movement of gangs who are affiliated with drugs moving from large cities to small towns in order to expand their operations. This often results in violence to drive out members of the local community and the exploitation of young and vulnerable individuals, it can also […]