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Resource Name Type Date Added Last Modified
Briefing - Larger Home Extensions pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Citizenship - National Curriculum Review - A response by Civic Voice pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Civic Voice Housing White Paper Response 2017 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Civic Voice NPPF Response Final doc 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Cutting red tape - A submission to CLG, August 2010 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG - Community Infrastructure Levy - Dec 11 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG - Community right to buy -  a response to a DCLG consultation pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG - Neighbourhood Planning Regulations - Dec 11 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG - Pre-application consultation with communities pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG -Relaxation of planning controls over change of use from business to residential - June 11 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG – draft National Planning Policy Framework response pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG – Use Classes Order review issues paper pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCLG Permitted Development Response Template doc 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
DCMS Proposed changes to broadband infrastructure pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Design Council CABE in the voluntary sector pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
English Heritage National Heritage Protection Plan pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Greater flexibilities for change of use Civic Voice response docx 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Growth and Infrastructure BIll Submission pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Heritage Alliance response to Government (signed by Civic Voice) pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
High speed rail - evidence to Transport Committee - May 2011 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
HLF Strategic Framework - Civic Voice response pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Living Streets, CAMRA and Civic Voice Letter pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Localism and the Big Society - 12 November pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Localism Bill - briefing for House of Lords - June 11 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Localism Bill - House of Commons Second Reading 17 January pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Localism in planning issues {extension} 19 September 2024 19 September 2024
MPs inject dose of common sense into planning policy controversy pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
National Citizen Service: our response? pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
National Planning Policy Framework – Civic Voice submission pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Neighbourhood planning thoughts - Tony Burton pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
NPPF - key issues Press Release pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
NPPF – evidence to Select Committee inquiry September 2011 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Planning for people - priorities for planning system (Sep 2010) pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Planning Guarantee and Planning Performance docx 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
PPS 15 Civic Society Initiative responses pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Press Release: Civic movement oppose further reforms PDF pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Report Third Reading Commons briefing - May 2011 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Securing the power shift - August 2011 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Setting of heritage assets - Civic Voice response to English Heritage - October 2010 pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Street Pride - Key Department for Tranport Issues pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Submission to Mary Portas review of the high street pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Supporting a Stronger Civil Society – response to Office for Civil Society pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
The Review of Planning Practice Guidance Consultation Response 15 February pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022
Tree Preservation Orders - A response by Civic Voice to CLG’s proposals for streamlining pdf 22 December 2022 22 December 2022