Independent examiner Andrew Mead BSc (Hons) MRTPI MIQ has issued his examination report on the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan 2021-2038, confirming that subject to recommended policy modifications, the Plan meets the Basic Conditions and following modifications should proceed to referendum. The Plan, submitted to Dorset Council in December 2024 following over give years of community preparation, […]
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Bath and North East Somerset Council Prepares to Open Local Plan Consultation
Bath and North East Somerset Council has published its Local Plan Options Document 2025 as part of the agenda for their Cabinet meeting on Thursday 25th September. The Cabinet meeting seeks approval to launch the reset Local Plan Options Document public consultation which will run from 3rd October 2025 to 14th November 2025. They launched […]
Successful BPA Breakfast Event Examines BCP Region Development Strategy
The Bournemouth Property Association’s recent breakfast event at the Queens Hotel on Bournemouth’s East Cliff brought together industry experts to examine the planning issues in and around BCP. The well-attended seminar featured three distinguished speakers (including our very own Brett Spiller) who provided insights into current planning challenges and opportunities from their professional perspectives, addressing […]
Have your say: Dorset Council Local Plan Consultation Enters Final Weeks
With just weeks remaining until the 13 October 2025 deadline, Dorset Council’s Local Plan Options Consultation is entering its final phase and now is the time for residents, landowners, and businesses to make their voices heard. This consultation marks the first formal opportunity for developers, landowners and the public to comment on the emerging Local Plan, which will guide development across […]
New Waverley Local Plan: Call for Sites for the Land Availability Assessment (LAA)
Waverley Borough Council has announced a new Call for Sites as part of the preparation of its updated Local Plan. This initiative will inform the borough’s Land Availability Assessment (LAA) and help identify land suitable for future development. An initial Call for Sites was conducted between December 2023 and March 2024. However, recent changes to […]
Planning permission secured for conversion of redundant Blandford Brewery buildings and new housing.
Chapman Lily Planning are pleased to confirm that, working with ARC Architecture, full planning permission was recently secured for the conversion of two historic redundant brewery buildings to create 24 dwellings and the erection of 17 new dwellings. The planning application was submitted on behalf of Homes England & Arlington (Blandford) Ltd. Andy England, […]