Under the government's Localism Act, communities are encouraged to get more involved in planning decisions and help shape local policy.
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They say that good local planning policy should have the support and consent of local people.
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It is the first time the social networking site has implemented its local censorship policy, which came into force in January.
It's an examination of Welsh government policy towards local government, both in the past and casting forward.
In the process, the skills and experience of both local water professionals and policy-makers are engaged and enhanced.
Apparently our local retailer has a policy about selling things "on or after their release date", whatever that means.
The limits of federal (and even local or state) policy are very real.
Housing sales picked up in the second quarter, with first-time home buyers and those moving up accelerated purchases as the central bank eased policy and local governments lifted some restrictions.
As tax revenues have fallen over the past three years of recession, and austerity became the default policy of local governments, the public sector has been steadily hemorrhaging employees and cutting back on services.
"I think that by proposing this sort of policy where local troops decide for themselves whether to admit gay scouts or not, they're not living up to their responsibility to accept everyone, " Lucien told the BBC.
Working through our Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy and local coalitions, we continue to speak at many high schools, colleges, church groups, EMS providers, and anyone else who will listen to us on the dangers of these drugs.
According to Mr Sargeant the Welsh Government sets the broad policy agenda for local authorities in Wales.
Last week it said the board would consider letting local branches choose their own policy on gay membership.
As a result, Brazil has adopted a policy to keep local interest rates high to offset a very lax fiscal stance.
The report - an annual report on the local authority's allotment policy - will be considered by next week's planning, environment and development committee.
In a letter to all councils, Mr Murphy and shadow communities and local government secretary Hilary Benn urged local authorities to adopt the policy.
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The Scouts said recent research found the majority of teen members opposed the existing ban and also opposed letting each local group making its own policy.
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Under the National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities are required to work out future housing needs in their area, and then allocate sufficient land to meet it.
The three-day workshop will bring together experts, policy makers, local stakeholders, and managers of Natural Heritage Properties from Asian countries, mainly from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
Through the Sejong Project, our local partner LCC will organize policy dialogues and capacity building workshops for disadvantaged village leaders and teachers to tackle this regional divide.
The free school policy responds to local demand from parents.
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Under a dual-currency system, member countries would continue to enjoy the benefits of the euro while increasing their maneuvering space to drive monetary and fiscal policy on a local basis.
The community summit connected senior government officials from diverse policy areas with local Hispanic leaders, business owners, and community advocates to discuss issues critical to the South Florida Latino community.
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The debate was also used to give MEPs the chance to question the Commission on the role of the Common Fisheries Policy in developing local economies, such as creating jobs for coastal communities and sustaining traditional cultures.
"We try to proactively engage with policy makers at the local level, the state level and the federal level, " Conway said.
It added that "since 2010 the downgrading of youth policy and cuts to local government services are having a profound negative effect".
The old policy was tolerable since local governments could also usually dissuade power companies from disconnecting factories that could not pay their bills.
She later said that this did not mean candidates needed to campaign on the party's national nuclear policy but on supporting local jobs on Anglesey.
And there are policy lessons in the local Petri dishes, too.
However, figures obtained by BBC Wales show that only two of Wales' 22 local authorities are actively implementing the policy, leading to a warning from the FMB.
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