Chapman Lily Planning are delighted to be celebrating their 6th Anniversary. Brett Spiller, founding Director said ‘Its been an exciting journey so far and I’m pleased to say that we’ve fostered a great team ethos, such that the company has never been stronger. We’ve been fortunate to work with pioneering clients and talented allied professionals […]
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2020 Housing Delivery Test results published
The long-awaited 2020 Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results have finally been published. The HDT requires councils to demonstrate they have delivered 75% or more of the number of homes they were supposed to over the last three years and if they cannot, the presumption in favour of sustainable development is engaged. Speaking on the publication, […]
Consultation begins on the Dorset Local Plan
As previously reported, the Public Consultation on the draft Dorset Council Local Plan begins today (18th January) and runs until Mid-March 2021 for the public’s comments and suggestions. The draft makes provision for 30,481 new homes (1,793 per annum) as well as a minimum 131 hectares of employment land over the period 2021 to 2038. […]
Wiltshire’s allocation of CIL Funding to manage phosphate in River Avon
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, […]
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 […]