Chapman Lily Planning are pleased to see that East Hampshire District Council has been shortlisted in the ‘Most Improved Council’ category at the 2025 Local Government Chronicle. EHDC were shortlisted after making significant changes and completely transforming the way it operates. Key highlights include making savings of £1.51million, moving to greener and more efficient headquarters; […]
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2025 Land Seminar Event
We have received a very good response to our forthcoming Breakfast Seminar. If you are a landowner and would like to attend and hear more, please contact our office manager at office@clplanning.co.uk
Review of the role of statutory consultees in the planning process
Ahead of the introduction of the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is expected to bring forward measures to speed up planning decisions to boost housebuilding the government have announced a review of the role of statutory consultees within the planning system. The review will look at the role of organisations such as Sport England, […]
Local Plan Examinations: should be a consortium thing!
By Brett Spiller MRTPI of Chapman Lily Planning Chapman Lily Planning listened carefully to our clients (developers, promoters and landowners) very real concerns about the direction of the emerging Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole [“BCP”] Local Plan. They felt that the Plan would frustrate housebuilding and supress household formations with profound social and economic consequences (more […]
Proposals to reform planning committees
Government has issued a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further planning policy development. Chapman Lily Planning will be looking and reporting on each one. Today we consider the Planning Reform Working Paper: Planning Committees. The paper puts forward three possible options of reform, designed it says ‘to […]