Amongst a raft of planning announcements made by the government today is a consultation on a new standard method for calculating housing need for local authorities. A standard method already exists, but the proposed new version would add extra elements to the calculation by taking into account existing housing stock levels, as well as an […]
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BCP Council publishes its Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
BCP Council has published its Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The SHLAA is an important part of the plan-making process and follows a ‘call for sites’ undertaken at the end of 2019. Steve Tapscott, Senior Planner at Chapman Lily, commented that ‘the SHLAA shows what land is available for development in the BCP Council […]
‘Planning for the future’ White Paper published
Central Government have today launched their much anticipated ‘Planning for the future’ consultation. Following the publication the Housing Secretary, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick said; Housing Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said: Our complex planning system has been a barrier to building the homes people need; it takes 7 years to agree local housing plans […]
New permitted development to extend houses (not flats) upwards and revitalise town centres with housing revealed…and more to come!
Yesterday the Government revealed its plans, which will come into effect in September, to allow homeowners to extend their home upwards to create new homes or additional living space as permitted development – subject to a prior approval process that will allow Council’s to consider impact on neighbours and the appearance of the extension. The […]
New Forest District Council adopts its local plan
On 6th July 2020, New Forest District Council resolved to adopt the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One: Planning Strategy. This follows several years of preparation, including public consultations and an examination by the Planning Inspectorate. Commenting on the adoption of the plan, Steve Tapscott, senior planner at Chapman Lily, said ‘this is an important milestone […]
Call for Sites- Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 was adopted by Full Council on 15th January 2020 and they are now preparing the next Local Plan to 2035. The first stage is a ‘Call for Site’ process to encourage landowners and developers with available land to put it forward to the council for consideration. Consultation on Issues and […]