Well it was only a matter of time. New Forest District Council falls into line with most local authorities this month as it begins charging for pre-application advice on development proposals. To cut straight to the chase, the scale of fees applied as of 01 April is as follows (all […]
Christchurch and East Dorset launch Core Strategy consultation
Christchurch and East Dorset have published their proposed joint Core Strategy for a 12 week period of consultation ending on 25 June 2012. The Core Strategy is a comprehensive document setting targets for the provision of new housing and employment for a period up to 2028, as well as allocating […]
Basingstoke updates Design and Sustainability guidance
Not many local authorities are prioritising Supplementary Planning Documents at the moment as they try to rapidly replace increasingly out-dated Development Plan policies. So it is surprising to see Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council issuing updates to an SPD already adopted. The main change is a new Residential Amenity Design Guidance document which […]
What? A county level planning policy update?
It’s a rare thing to see but from time to time we are reminded that our county councils do retain some planning functions including setting planning policy which forms part of the statutory Development Plan. Their Structure Plans, which tied together planning policies across the county, are no more and […]
Fareham Borough Council publish new development charges
Fareham Borough Council hot on the heels of its neighbours in Portsmouth and Havant has published a preliminary draft Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule. It is inviting comments on the Charging Schedule over a six-week period until 5pm on Monday 30 April 2012. Cutting straight to the chase, […]
Havant Community Infrastructure Levy new consultation
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 […]