The Lawn · In focus
Page 2 · 2 Mar 2026 to 1 Apr 2025
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Weekend voting pilots bring ballots to shopping centres and early polling hubs in a British satire about convenience, democracy and escalators.
New fly tipping guidance gives English councils a clearer route to seize vehicles in a sharp British satire about illegal dumping, red tape and consequences.
Councils receive exceptional financial support in a British satire about borrowing, balanced books and the paperwork holding everything upright.
The drainage grant gives councils £5m to keep water in approved channels, rather than shopping on the high street.
Planning appeals are going digital, allowing Britain to reject your tasteful orangery with modern speed and an individual login.
The infrastructure strategy promises long term funding for roads, buildings and transport, allowing every tired bridge to visualise a better self.
Investment zones in Glasgow and North East Scotland promise jobs and private finance after officials draw two confident circles around the economy.
Planning reforms could add billions to the economy, according to an impact assessment whose upper estimate has already chosen a kitchen.
Planning AI can digitise old records in 40 seconds, leaving councils free to spend two hours locating the correct attachment.
The infrastructure authority has appointed a chief executive to unite strategy and delivery under one roof, pending delivery of the roof.
The local audit backlog will receive sixteen commitments, a new office and enough momentum to become somebody else's quarterly problem.
The new authority will speed up roads, railways and hospitals as soon as it acquires a building from which to accelerate them.
