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Dorset Council has published the results of its “call for sites”, a key step in the preparation of any new Local Plan.  The promoted sites fall into three broad categories, those suitable now, those suitable subject to policy change and those deemed unsuitable. Brett Spiller, Director at Chapman Lily Planning noted that “there are several […]

Simon Gallagher, the top civil servant in charge of Planning and Director of Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, indicates in an interview on ‘Have I Got Planning News For You’, that there will be a further consultation exercise next year on key concepts in the White Paper, such as the […]

Some 18 months after it replaced six former local authorities and a decade after the former councils started sharing planning services, Dorset Council has confirmed that it is finally rolling out its single planning support service. The potential benefits to customers can derive from a single and hopefully consistent approach to pre-application advice, charging and […]

The Crawley Borough Local Plan Review timetable has been amended, with the Borough set to undertake a detailed revision of the Local Development Scheme. The updated anticipated key dates and milestones are set out below: 23rd November 2020:                                  Open Space Committee 25th November 2020:                                  Cabinet 16th December 2020:                                  Full Council: Publication & […]

Portsmouth City has just commenced a consultation on an updated masterplan for Portsmouth’s seafront. Setting out how the seafront could be improved and conserved, it sets out ambitious plans for the future, such as major alterations to Avenue de Caen to proritise cyclists and pedestrians. On reading the masterplan, Steve Tapscott, senior planner at Chapman […]

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