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Hart District Council have agreed at their recent Cabinet meeting to progress with a review of their Local Plan. The Council have acknowledged that a new Local Plan is needed; To allocate sites for new homes so that a five-year housing land supply can be maintained from 2028/29 onwards. Policy H5 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling […]

A House of Lords inquiry has found that the recent government ‘grey belt’ idea / initiative to increase new housing in areas of ‘not so special’ Green Belt, is a largely redundant concept. By way of explanation, Ministers had said that, if a council’s housing targets could not be met, some protected land (Green Belt) […]

The New Forest National Park Authority are inviting comments on the first stage of their Local Plan review, this first stage is called ‘the direction of travel’ consultation. The Direction of Travel consultation document sets out the key issues and areas on which the Local Plan Review will focus. As part of this first stage […]

Chapman Lily Planning are always on the lookout for new planning related initiatives and solutions that might be of interest to existing and future clients. A news headline caught the eye of our Director Brett Spiller recently. Torbay Council has sought legal advice on its first ‘Hotels to Homes’ scheme, a project to convert former […]

The National Landscape is now the name for all areas across the country which were formerly known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This expansive area broadly extends north to Warminster, east to Salisbury, south to Wimborne and west to Shaftesbury. The Plan outlines a vision, ambitions, outcomes and policies for this National Landscape for […]

Somerset Council have now commenced a ‘Call for Sites’ exercise this signals the first stage in the creation of the new Somerset Local Plan that once adopted will replace the Local Plans of the old District Council’s. Following the publication of the new National Planning Framework (NPPF) in December 2024, Somerset Council are planning for […]