Chapman Lily Planning was delighted to host its Friends & Family Day at Swanage & Wareham Rugby Club, bringing colleagues, family and friends together for an afternoon of rugby, good company and local sporting spirit. The occasion was made even more special with the Swans taking on local rivals Dorchester at Bestwall Road in what […]
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Chapman Lily Planning Welcomes New Planning Trainee Luke Dodd
Chapman Lily Planning is delighted to welcome Luke Dodd, who has joined the team as a Planning Trainee. Luke graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 2025 with a BA in Geography, where he developed a strong interest in the relationship between planning, people and the places in which we live and work. During […]
Chapman Lily Planning Welcomes New Planning Assistant Giovanni Iaquinto
Giovanni has just completed 3 months at Chapman Lily Planning and is currently working on a wide range of projects that include major planning applications for residential development as well as commercial and change of use planning applications. Giovanni also has 6 months of public sector experience. Giovanni studied a BA (Hons) in Urban Design, […]
Hart District Council Local Plan
Earlier this year Hart District Council began the the new ‘Gateway’ Local Plan Process. The official 30-month process began this September, with the Council publishing its self-assessment, passing through the first ‘gateway.’ Having completed the Scoping Consultation, Hart DC has begun the next stage of the process with the first formal consultation of the Local […]
Dorset Local Plan
On July 21st, 2026, Dorset Council published a notice of intention to commence local plan preparation under the new plan-making system. What does this entail for planning with Dorset? To start, the new Local Plan-making system was introduced in March 2026. It sets out a (hopefully) clearer pathway to the formation of local plans and […]
Appeal success at The Old Joinery, Bournemouth Road, Poole
Chapman Lily Planning is pleased to have secured a successful appeal for the redevelopment of The Old Joinery, 281–291 Bournemouth Road, Poole. The Planning Inspector has allowed the appeal and granted outline planning permission for the demolition of the existing buildings and the delivery of 15 new homes, with associated parking and access. The permission […]