A new RTPI study of six large housing developments in the South West of England has reported that large scale housing developments can have a positive effect on house prices, playing an important role in solving the housing crisis. Brett Spiller of Chapman Lily Planning is a longstanding member of the Regional Management Board of […]
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Planning Application fees increase moves a step forward
Chapman Lily Planning have previously reported on the delay to the Government’s proposal to increase planning application fees by 20% https://www.clplanning.co.uk/?p=501 . However, the Government has now started to move forward with it’s proposal for a 20% fee increase with draft regulations being laid before Parliament. As well as making provision for an increase in […]
A reminder – October saw the introduction of permitted development rights for change of use of light industrial to residential.
Permitted development rights now allow the change of use Class B1(c) light industrial buildings to Class C3 residential use. This is for a limited period of three years (although based on the Governments approach to other categories of change of use this could be extended). The change of use of light industrial floorspace to residential will not require […]
Eastleigh Borough Council confirm they have a 5 year land supply
Eastleigh Borough Council have published their Housing Land Supply Position statement. The statement confirms that Eastleigh can now demonstrate a 5.26 housing land supply. This follows a number of years where the Council were unable to demonstrate a 5 year housing land supply. The Council’s approach to calculating its 5 year land supply has […]
Bournemouth Borough Council call for sites
Bournemouth Borough Council are carrying out public consultation in relation to the forthcoming review of the Bournemouth Local Plan. The Council have published their ‘Initial Stakeholder Consultation and Request for Potential Development Sites’ document which is seeking views on the scope of the new Local Plan and also provides the opportunity to put forward […]
Appeal Success in Weymouth
Chapman Lily Planning have won an appeal in respect of a site in Weymouth for the construction of 18 homes. The development will utilise the site of a redundant care home. The Council’s Planning Committee had refused the application on the grounds of the amount of development proposed on the site and its effect on […]