Chapman Lily Planning were fortunate enough to participate in a viability workshop hosted by Portsmouth City Council – the findings of which will to underpin the emerging Local Plan and future CIL levels. Whilst I cant say that I agreed with all of the assumptions presented, I was very impressed by the open, transparent and […]
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Housing Delivery Test results finally published
The long-awaited Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results were finally published today. The HDT is different from a five-year housing land supply requirement, in which councils are required to have enough homes in the pipeline. Instead, the HDT requires that enough homes are actually being built. So even if a council has a healthy five-year supply, […]
Building Better Building Beautiful Commission
Building Better Building Beautiful Commission – RTPI breakfast round table this morning in central London. Useful summary with Nicholas Boys Smith outlining the main issues from the report (published on 30th January) that is now with the government. It remains to be seen how many of the 45 recommendations the government will take on. S106 […]
Five-year supply statements start to trickle through
Chapman Lily keeps a close eye on the performance of councils against the requirement to maintain a five-year housing land supply. Figures are usually published in the New Year, but many councils are awaiting the long-anticipated 2019 Housing Delivery Test results before committing to publishing their results. Dorset Council has, however, recently published the results […]
Chapman Lily Planning are growing!
We are delighted to welcome John Hammond and Alan Davies to Chapman Lily Planning. Both join as Associate Director’s having held senior posts here in the south. They bring a wealth of complementary knowledge and experience to the team, ensuring that you will continue to get the very best planning advice. John has a background […]
Changes to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Legislation
The 1st September saw the introduction of further amendments to the CIL Regulations. The complexities of CIL remain, despite attempts to simply the process. The amendments mean that: Local Authorities are no longer prevented from pooling contributions towards a single infrastructure project from more than five development schemes. If you are applying to vary an […]