SOME THOUGHTS ARISING FROM A RECENT APPEAL JUDGEMENT. Probably no planning related public consultation ever has concluded without feedback relating to the inability to get an appointment with the local doctor, and this development is only going to make things worse. If this is such a common issue the question is why haven’t we found […]
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Oxford City Plan close to adoption
Planning inspectorate (PINS) has found the Oxford City Council’s Local Plan to be sound subject to some main modifications. A final committee meeting on the 8th June 2020 will be held where, if approved the Plan will be adopted. This Local plan adoption applies to the city for the next 16 years replacing the recent […]
Consent granted for 40 affordable homes in Blandford Forum
Chapman Lily Planning are pleased to have secured outline planning permission to re-develop the former North Dorset District Council offices in Blandford to provide 40 affordable dwellings. Working with our client Aster Homes together with the urban design practice Thrive, we submitted an outline application to replace the offices that would no longer be required […]
Changes to the Planning Portal System
The Planning Portal Website has made some improvements in order to speed up the transfer time to Local Authorities. This improvement identifies the correct data and places it into the correct place on the LPA system. Further long-term improvements are currently underway. Shorter-term measures are in place to improve the application process when inputting data. […]
Coronavirus (Covid -19) Planning update
Ministry of Housing, Communities a Local Government has today published further measures to support house building. Specifically for the planning system, they have issued a statement that site visits and the use of digital technology and virtual meetings should become the norm in planning casework. In terms of CIL payments, LPAs can undertake temporary deferment […]
West Dorset and Weymouth Housing Land Supply
Dorset Council have published a much anticipated report setting out West Dorset and Weymouth’s housing land supply position. The report shows an uplift in the number of housing completions across the area in 2018/19, with 925 dwellings built out. This is the highest figure since the adoption of the plan in 2011, indicating that progress […]