Wiltshire Council have confirmed that they will adopt a strategic approach to securing phosphate neutral development in the catchment of the River Avon (Hampshire) in order to support proposed development. This will be funded through the Community Infrastructure Levy in order to mitigate phosphate production through large scale habitat schemes and monitoring of annual reports, […]
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CLP say a fond farewell to John Hammond
Since joining Chapman Lily Planning as an Associate Director, John has been a fantastic asset to the team. Perhaps most poignantly John worked on Aster Groups redevelopment of Nordon House in Blandford, where he once led the North Dorset Planning Team (now part of Dorset Council); one of his last tasks was to secure a […]
Planning applications soar in final quarter of 2020
The planning portal reported a 23% rise in the number of planning applications submitted in October compared to 2019. This was followed by a 32% rise in November with 59,044 planning applications submitted through the Planning Portal. Perhaps unsurprisingly householder applications were up by just over 50%; no doubt as a consequence of us all […]
Havant Borough Council announces a lack of five-year housing land supply
Havant Borough Council has published its five-year housing land supply position, which shows it can only demonstrate 4.8 years of supply. Speaking on the publication of the document, Steve Tapscott, Associate Director at Chapman Lily Planning, commented that ‘we had strongly suspected this would be the case, as a significant shortfall from earlier in the […]
Wiltshire Local Plan review consultation
The Wiltshire Local Plan review is holding a consultation period from Wednesday 13th January 2021 until midnight on Tuesday 9th March 2021. This involves the council collating sufficient quantities of land to satisfy future housing needs. This consultation seeks to gather the views of local communities and stakeholders on the suitability of land promoted for […]
BCP Council Parking Standards Adopted
Yesterday evening at the Council’s full Council Meeting it was agreed that the new Parking Standards SPD covering the former Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Councils should be adopted. The voting was 53 for, 8 Against and 12 Abstentions. The adoption of the SPD provides continuity across the BCP area in regards to vehicle and cycle […]