And because of that, I think, pressures are building up in local government finances.
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The Department for Communities and Local Government says it is "putting local communities themselves in control" of house building.
In Totnes, Transition have created local food guides, formed a sustainable building company, given talks and lectures to landowners and local government officials to show them how peak oil and climate change affect their management decisions.
Fighting continues in the region despite the JEM and local government signing a "goodwill and confidence-building" agreement earlier in February, according to the U.N.
This is in response to the 2012 government guidelines on creating a Local Plan to control all building and development.
The Transport Ministry, however, does not have a final say in the matter and before the port starts building the berths, it needs approval of the local government and the National Development and Reform Commission.
The company wins by receiving more power over things such as building codes and tax-free bonds, while the local government saves money on providing infrastructure.
Except in Portland and Minneapolis, each local government is free to make its own decisions about whether to permit the building of a new office block or shopping mall, regardless of any cost the decision imposes on neighbours.
Kent County Council was amongst seven local authorities who went to court over the government's decision to scrap its Building Schools for the Future scheme.
During questions from the Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, Mr Boles said this would not remove the need for complying with building regulations and the rule that no more than half of a garden can be used for an extension.
Local governments are constructing another 20-30 million, and other government agencies and companies are also building housing for employees.
The building was paid for with donations from the school's eponymous benefactor and local and federal government.
Planning is the responsibility of local government, and, as Mr Osborne pointed out, councils already have the power to redesignate land for building.
Environmental groups like the Campaign to Protect Rural England are concerned about the policy of building new homes, often in rural areas, in return for government cash, while the local Liberal Democrats say in the hurry to build the homes there isn't always enough consultation with local communities.
Because the building is in a conservation area, the final decision rests with the government's Department for Local Government and Communities.
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