We are delighted to announce that Matt Holmes has joined Chapman Lily Planning as a Director. Matt joins the practice from a Bournemouth based planning consultancy where he worked on a mix of residential and commercial development projects across the country. Matt said ‘I am delighted to have joined Chapman Lily and look forward to […]
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Local affordable housing thresholds
Following the land mark judgement in the Courts on 31st July 2015 which removed the Government’s 10 units (5 in rural areas) or 1000sqm threshold for delivering affordable housing (click here for more details), proposals for 10 or fewer dwellings will once again need to deliver affordable housing in accordance with the policies of the respective Development Plan. An overview […]
Small developers hit with uncertainty over affordable housing thresholds
On Friday 31st July 2015 the Courts reached a land mark judgement which resulted in the immediate deletion of several paragraphs of National Planning Practice Guidance. In the case of R (on the application of West Berkshire District Council and Reading Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] EWHC 2222 […]
Cornish devolution
The government has granted Cornwall the first of its new county deals, devolving powers over health and social care integration, bus services and economic development to the unitary council. John Pollard, Leader of Cornwall Council, welcomed the government’s announcement. “This is the first stage of a longer journey towards delivering the full case for Cornwall,” […]
Treasury announces new “Productivity Plan”
The Treasury and Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a further package of planning reforms as part of a wide-ranging “Productivity Plan”. The planning measures include a threat of direct intervention by the Secretary of State over the production of local plans where local authorities are judged to be too slow, and the creation of a […]
North Dorset publishes CIL viability study
North Dorset District Council is preparing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to help support the delivery of planning policies in the Local Plan Part 1. The CIL is a charge which allows councils to raise funds from developers to help pay for the infrastructure which their developments will require. The viability study undertaken by the […]