Borough of Poole: Pure Town Planning have just secured planning permission via a minor material amendment application to totally transform an approved dwelling in Sandbanks. When the applicant secured permission for a new replacement house in Sandbanks you would think he would be over the moon. However, he was not – […]
Hampshire Community Infrastructure Levy update
Hampshire: The somewhat breathtaking news that Hart District Council are intending to charge £800 per square metre Community Infrastructure Levy (Yes! Eight hundred not a typo) in some areas, reminded me that various CIL updates need reporting. Fareham: First up has to be Fareham Borough Council who have adopted CIL and began […]
Christchurch and East Dorset publish proposed Community Infrastructure Levy charges
Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council working together are the latest local planning authorities in the area to publish proposed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges. Need a reminder about CIL? Read our briefing note here… Anyway in the customary tradition lets cut straight to the numbers: Residential: £100 […]
Approved: two detached houses in Lilliput, Poole
Borough of Poole: Pure Town Planning have recently secured planning permission for two family dwellings in Lilliput, Poole. The main issues that we successfully overcame on this application were; the proposed plot severance (arrangement) and the scale, mass and design of the houses and their impact on the area, the impact on […]
Havant and Fareham Community Infrastructure Levy charges approved
Havant Borough Council and Fareham Borough Council look set to become the next authorities in the area to begin charging the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), joining their neighbour Portsmouth City Council and the Borough of Poole. The Inspector’s report into the Havant Borough Council proposed CIL charging schedule was issued in November […]
Approved: large replacement house near Poole Park
Borough of Poole: Pure Town Planning recently celebrated another victory in Poole after receiving planning permission for a new large detached family dwelling with harbour views across Poole Park. The approved scheme replaced a relatively small bungalow with a three storey, 5-bedroom family dwelling which took full advantage of its prestigious location […]
The great Dorset planning policy round up…
It’s been a hectic few weeks here at Pure Town Planning and meanwhile there have been plenty of new developments in planning policy among the south’s Councils. So I thought I’d do a quick round-up – why not take a scan through and see if something catches your eye. Lets start with […]
New Forest policies delayed – Inspector off sick
The New Forest District Council examination hearings into its Sites and Development Management DPD and its Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule were scheduled to take place in November. Unfortunately due to the Inspector now being scheduled for sick leave they are all put off until January. As such we can expect adoption to be delayed […]
EXCLUSIVE: Poole CIL to be delayed!
In August in our big Community Infrastructure Levy round-up we reported that Poole were to begin charging CIL on 01 January 2013. Well now we have exclusive inside knowledge that it is going to be delayed… …until 02 January 2013. Don’t ask us why. Anyway its not too late to sneak […]
Southampton cuts CIL rates – for most
After months of silence finally we hear from Southampton City Council as it opens the next stage consultation on its proposed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule. Many will be delighted to hear that prices per square metre have fallen since the preliminary table published last year. They are now […]