Here we go again! Another Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) consultation – this time a second round from Havant Borough Council. Obviously keen to get the money rolling in, Havant have gone from the preliminary draft consultation to the proposed final draft in just six weeks. If only all areas of […]
Development sites wanted in Gosport!
Gosport Borough Council is inviting landowners and their agents, developers and other interested parties to put forward sites, which may be suitable for development in the Borough. It is looking to allocate sites suitable for new residential or commercial development in its emerging “Gosport Borough Local Plan 2011-2029” – actually its […]
East Hampshire consults on Core Strategy
East Hampshire District Council has published its pre-submission “Local Plan”: Joint Core Strategy for a period of consultation ending on 16 March 2012. The main feature of East Hampshire’s plans for the future is the development of an “Eco Town” at Whitehill-Bordon just outside the new South Downs National Park. This […]
Would you like to help design a new community?
That is what Fareham Borough Council is asking residents. Did you know that there are plans under way for what they call a “new community” of 7000 homes just north of Fareham? Some might call it an urban extension or even that old fashioned term which somehow planners see as having negative […]
Portsmouth developers to get April Fool…
Portsmouth City Council has formally adopted its Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule. It will begin charging on any applicable development scheme granted planning permission from 01 April 2012. Effectively any application not already in the system now will now be subject to CIL. All non-residential developments over 100 sqm and all […]
Whatever happened to….the PPS7 Country House?
A new enquiry today gave me cause for a quick refresher on the old PPS7 Country House clause. This is paragraph 11 of Planning Policy Statement 7 which basically states that once in a while a proposal for a house of such architectural brilliance will come along that it should […]
Help us to help you!
The Pure Town Planning website has been live now for just over two months. We’ve had a lot of visitors which is fantastic so we thought now might be an opportune time to ask you for some feedback. The website is a key part of our marketing strategy. Our simple […]
Everyone is talking about the NPPF…
Ok well not quite everyone – it’s the National Planning Policy Framework in case you need reminding. This is the one document which seeks to replace all the many existing Planning Policy Statements and Planning Policy Guidance Notes. With the Government still adamant that they will issue the final document in April, […]
Poole LDF update
The Inspector’s reports on the Poole Local Development Framework documents, Site Specific Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD and Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure DPD have been made available and both DPDs have been found sound subject to minor amendments. Both LDF documents are now expected to be formally adopted in April. The Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure […]
Basingstoke Core Strategy consultation
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has published its pre-submission Core Strategy for a period of consultation running until Friday 23 March. The Core Strategy will guide development within the Borough for the next 15 years. The plan proposes 594 new homes per year. Just over 3000 are on various allocated […]