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At last I've managed to get myself a website. I would love to know what you think of the site, it's been a long time in the making. This form section of the site will allow for residents and others to comment on any planning that LGI is involved with.

Local govt insights are pleased to announce that they Will be working with Savista developments and Hallmark care homes to deliver a brand-new 80 bay dementia unit in Sonning.  Our managing director Michael White said "it is fantastic for all of us here at LGI to be working with such professional

Local Govt Insights will be relocating from its current office in London to a new office in Romford. The new address is; Suite 1, 85 Western Road Romford.RM1 3LS. LGI MD Michael White said " with the growth of our business, we need to move into offices that reflect our susses."

Great news today, LGI can now announce that it will be working in a new partnership with OneClick homes. After visiting their new offices in Gidea Park Romford, we were impressed by their professionalism and quality of the homes that they have to offer.

A great couple of weeks with Tim undertaking community engagement for the Wanstead High Street Project.

As a part of the world-class dementia home public consultation in Sonning, we have re-launched the updated website to promote this scheme. https://www.poundlaneconsultation.com/

The Local Government Association (LGA) is planning to run a programme to strengthen councils’ digital capability in adult social care. It is planning to work with transformation agency Rethink Partners until spring of next year in supporting 11 local authorities in adopting tools and solutions. See

It was good to start our work in Sonning last week with the delivery of the introductory letter. Tim & Michael also delivered an invite to the Public Event with will be held on 19th and 20th November at Sonning Golf Club.

A landowner who breached a High Court injunction preventing illegal development on woodland has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Gareth Daniel Sullivan was sentenced at the High Court on 18 October after he accepted he was in breach of an injunction obtained by Gravesham Borough Council pr

Clare Hartley and Chloe Postlethwaite analyse the latest favourable ruling for landlords in relation to commercial rent recovery during Covid-19, a judgment that confirms landlords can currently still rely on the court route notwithstanding the UK Government’s plans for arbitration next year. Full

The Claimant, one of the UK's leading providers of social housing, challenges the decision by the Defendant Council to refuse its application for social housing relief under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (SI2010/948) ("the CIL Regulations"), in relation to a residential developm

A property owner in London who built a number of extensions and converted them into seven flats and two bedsits, all without planning permission, has been ordered to pay more than £144,000. Click on the link to reed more: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/planning/401-planning-news/48287-lond

Our community manager Tim has been spending his time recently in Bowers Gifford, Basildon, doing some great work for our client.

Tracey Lethbridge, head of UK public sector at OpenText, discusses how digital technologies could empower governments and their people during the current pandemic and beyond https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/empowering-governments-and-their-people-through-digitisation/103229/

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) allows a council to reject a planning application because of an adverse impact on an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), the Court of Appeal has ruled. https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/planning/401-planning-news/46063-court-of-appeal-hands-

It’s really great to be working with Hallmark care homes again on their new project. Tim and I visited the site recently and we are excited by the prospect of getting to work with the local community.

Local Govt Insights today launched its new business booklet. The document gives details of the company and the services we deliver, and can be found on the “our services “ pages of this web site or by clicking on the following link: https://0caa0761-38f7-498a-9e5d-f729f7f18986.usrfiles.com/ugd/0caa0

Local government Insights are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract by McKenzie homes to deliver on their exciting projects in Bath Road Slough. This new development will deliver over 290 new units, and LGI managing director Michael White said "this is a great project to be wor

The parties in this case need to know where losses arising from closure of leisure facilities during the current coronavirus pandemic will fall, under the terms of their ongoing contract (the contract) for the provision by the defendant (SLM) of leisure facilities in the area of the claimant (the co

It's great to be working with carers development on their latest project in Wanstead. The mixed-use scheme for 28 - 30, High Street Wanstead will deliver much-needed residential accommodation plus a new nursery. Local Govt Insights Community manager Tim Ryan said, this is a great scheme and will de

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 Planning: The claimant developer challenged the decision of a local planning authority to accept the recommendations of the Examiner into a draft neighbourhood development plan and to proceed to a neighbourhood planning referendum. Among the issues were whether national policy and g

It was great to see so many residents of Sonning at our public event on Friday and Saturday. There are a number of positive comments about the dementia care home screen, however we do understand the issues with traffic in Pound Lane. Big thank you to all of those residents who came to this event.

Last night Local Govt Insights hosted an inaugural dinner to celebrate their first year of trading. It was a fantastic evening with great company and guest speakers. Managing Director, Michael White See below some of the photos from the evening.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is silent on whether an earlier oversupply of housing can affect a council’s future five-years land supply for homes. That conclusion came from Mr Justice Dove in the High Court in a case concerning Tewkesbury Borough Council and developers JJ Gallagher

By this claim made pursuant to section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ['the 1990 Act'], the Claimant challenges the validity of a decision by an inspector appointed by the First Defendant to dismiss the Claimant's appeal against the Second Defendant's refusal to grant planning permiss

Local government insights are pleased to announce that Georgia White has joined our team. Georgia will be heading up I am project support office and will be ensuring that LGI deliver Great outcomes for our clients. LGI managing director Michael White said" it's great to have Georgia on board and she

LGI are proud to be working with Atlantida Development on their site in South Street Romford. Take a look at the public consultation website which we have just launched. www.southstreetconsultation.com

A landlord who turned a property in Walthamstow into 13 flats has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and a confiscation order. https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/planning/401-planning-news/46445-landlord-ordered-to-pay-nearly-200-000-after-unlawfully-turning-property-into-13-f

The explosive Handforth Parish Council meeting that went viral on the internet has people talking about local government in a way that has never happened before. At the heart of the meeting was the chief officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, Shropshire's Jackie Weaver. https://www.

Planning analysis: The High Court held that it was not an abuse of process to bring an ordinary civil claim concerning the construction of an agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) (a section 106 agreement). The judge said that, while the validity of a sect