Chelgate Planning Lunch
Chelgate hosted its Planning Lunch on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Shepherd's in Marsham Street, London. Chaired by Chelgate deputy chairman, Nick Wood-Dow, the discussion and debate focussed upon the the Localism Bill, neighbourhood planning, the Draft National Planning Framework and the New Homes Bonus, discussing the implications and likely impact upon planning and property development in the future.
The Government has come in for significant criticism in recent weeks, with the National Trust, CPRE and The Daily Telegraph all launching campaigns opposing the reforms. It was made clear during the lunch that the Government would not be deflected by this criticism, much of which was ill-conceived and groundless, although there may be some tweaks and minor changes to what is currently proposed following the consultation for the new National Planning Framework. The Localism Bill is due to be enacted in November and to come into operation in the spring of next year.
There are some regulations to come out in the near future to detail how CIL
and New Homes Bonus monies will be administered. In particular, how they will be spent within the communities that have accepted development, and how those communities will decide how the money is spent.
There will be some arguments between councils, there always are. However, LPAs will have to accept that where local communities have wishes that are different to theirs, and these have been encapsulated within a properly created neighbourhood plan, the community will ultimately previal. This approach is at the heart of the planning reforms.
Chelgate will be hosting a series of three planning seminars over the next few months. These will be in Leicester, London and Leeds. If you would like further information, please register on our enquiries page.
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