We are delighted to announce that Giles Moir has joined Chapman Lily as a Director. Giles joins the existing Chapman Lily Team of Brett Spiller and Matt Holmes as the practice continues to grow. Giles joins Chapman Lily from a senior managerial role in Local Authority where he worked collaboratively with applicants and agents to […]
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Updates to the Planning Practice Guidance
On the 20th May updates were made to the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG). The headline change being the change to scheme of 10 units or less and which have a combined floor space of no more than 1000sqm are not required to make a contribution towards affordable housing – see are article from the 20th […]
Update from Michael Tomlinson MP following our recent forum events
At our recent forum on the 22nd of April, that was attended by Michael Tomlinson MP, concerns were raised regarding the approach taken by Local Authorities in engaging in pre-application enquiries and the timeframes for responses to these enquiries. We understand that Michael Tomlinson has written to the Local Planning Authorities on this matter and […]
National Planning Practice Guidance on affordable housing and planning obligations updated following Court of Appeal Ruling
Chapman Lily Planning Ltd reported last week on the judgement in the Court of Appeal in favour of the Government’s policy to exempt small development schemes from the need to have affordable housing included in them. Following that Court of Appeal ruling the government has today formally updated its Planning Policy Guidance Notes and reintroduced […]
Housing and Planning Bill gains Royal Ascent
The Housing and Planning Bill, on Friday 13th May, gained Royal Ascent becoming an Act of Parliament. This followed agreement being reached between the House of Lords and the House of Commons on its final wording after a number of amendments as the Bill ‘ping ponged’ between the Houses. The Department for Communities and Local […]
Government appeal on exempting small sites from affordable homes obligations succeeds
The Court of Appeal has backed government guidance to exempt small development schemes from the need to have affordable housing included in them. Chapman Lily Planning have previously reported that the appeal by Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire District Council against the government policy to exempt small sites (10 homes or fewer) from affordable […]