A landmark judgement has been made in the High Court in the case of Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government (CO/4129/2015), which has clarified the definition of previously developed land as set out in the NPPF. The ruling states that only residential gardens within the “built-up area” are to be exempt from the definition, whereas […]
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East Devon Local Plan found sound
The Inspector examining the East Devon Local Plan has issued his final Report concluding that the Plan provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the District, subject to incorporating a number of modifications, concluding that the Council is now able to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, including a 20% buffer. The Local Plan makes provision for […]
North Dorset Local Plan found ‘sound’
The Inspector examining the North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 has issued his final Report concluding that the Plan provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the District, subject to incorporating a number of key modifications which have already been consulted upon. The Local Plan document will now be updated accordingly and taken forward for adoption […]
Government launches consultation on proposed changes to national planning policy
This week the Government published a consultation paper setting out its proposed changes to national planning policy. Whilst many of the specific changes proposed have already been well publicised through recent announcements in the press, including proposals to broaden the definition of affordable housing (to include discount market and rent to buy) and to support residential […]
New housing numbers released for South East Dorset
Figures published today outline a requirement for 57,660 new homes within South East Dorset over the period to 2033. These figures are set out within the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) update for the Bournemouth and Poole Housing Market Area (HMA) and cover the Local Authority areas of Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, East Dorset, North Dorset and Purbeck. Collectively, the figures contained within the SHMA […]
Review of CIL underway
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced in April 2010 with a view to providing a faster, fairer, more certain and transparent means of collecting developer contributions to infrastructure than individually negotiated Section 106 planning obligations. However, the implementation of CIL in many areas has been hampered by the slow progress in preparing up-to-date local plans, as well as […]