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NEW HOPE: New measures are in the pipeline to unlock the development of thousands of homes held up by nutrient neutrality rules. They are included in a new working paper from the government – ‘Planning Reform Working Paper: Development and Nature Recovery’ – ahead of the introduction of its Planning and Infrastructure Bill in early 2025. The government claims its proposed measures will create a ‘win-win’ for nature and the economy. We will see... You can find out more in a blog on our website and please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out what these proposals would means for your plans or project. #planning #nutrientneutrality

REFORMS: Elected mayors are set to wield new powers over housing and planning under a government shake-up of local government. The move is proposed in a new white paper for the devolution of authority from Whitehall to local communities announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Local Government, Angela Rayner. She aims to give regional mayors more powers over housing, transport, education and employment as well as planning. The proposals in the white paper, titled ‘Power and Partnership: Foundations for Growth’, also include the merger of areas where there are currently two tiers of local authority to create unitary authorities and the creation of strategic authorities across England. Please contact us to find out more about how these plans will affect your project or plans. #planning #housing #development #development #townplanning

DEADLINE: There are just a few days until Dorset Council UK's Call for Sites Consultation closes on Friday December 20. This is the opportunity for landowners, developers and any other stakeholder parties with legal interests in land to submit their sites to the council for consideration as part of the next Local Plan making process. It comes as the council faces pressure to deliver more housing to meet with revised targets in the recently updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Dorset Council is prospectively to see an 81% increase in housing need to 3,230 new homes a year through the new Standard Method for calculating housing need. This will mean the need to allocate significant additional sites, alongside addressing the non-delivery of sites previously allocated by the now aged local plans of the legacy district and borough councils, within the plan period of the new Dorset Local Plan. Please contact us if you have a site that you would like to see promoted, which you consider would be suitable for development, or you would like our advice on whether it is worth promoting your land. #planning #housing #localplan

LIFT-OFF: Here's our first take on the updated NPPF published today. There are also much-needed reforms in the pipeline for local council planning committees. We'll provide more analysis and keep you updated but in the meantime please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out how the changes will affect your plans and project #planning #planningreform #NPPF24

OUT TODAY: The government has said that its updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), to be published today, will force councils with out-of-date local plans to demonstrate an extra year of housing land supply. It is expected among other steps to make more land available for development and comes after consultation opened earlier this year. We will keep you updated about exactly what this means for the planning system and how it will affect your plans or project. #planningerform #NPPF #planning https://lnkd.in/gMRUvwmw

MEET THE TEAM: ADAM BENNETT BA(HONS) MRTPI Adam is Planning Director at KPPC. After completing his degree at the University of the West of England, he began his career as a design and CAD technician but soon developed a preference for town planning and took a role as Planning Officer at West Dorset District Council where he gained significant experience in conservation related issues. Adam joined KPPC in September 2014 and is experienced in all areas of planning. Adam is a fully chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. He has now taken over the reins of KPPC with Operations Director Kat Burdett. Our founders Ken Parke and Angela Parke remain in the business. Ken as Chief Executive and Angela as Chief Financial Officer. Please don't hesitate to get in touch to speak to Adam about how we can help you. #planning #planningconsultancy #meettheteam

MEET THE TEAM: KAT BURDETT Kat is Operations Director at KPPC and an invaluable member of the team. She is responsible for the successful day to day operations of our busy office and its high standards of customer service as well as the submission and management of all types of planning applications, appeals and enforcement issues. Kat is a highly methodical, organised and assertive manager with outstanding attention to detail and a phenomenal memory for dates, names, addresses and planning cases. She has an in-depth knowledge of the planning system and its processes as well as a warm and welcoming manner. Kat joined us in 2006 and has now taken over the reins of KPPC with planning director Adam Bennett. Our founders Ken Parke and Angela Parke remain in the business. Ken as Chief Executive and Angela as Chief Financial Officer. Outside of work, Kat is the secretary for a grassroots football club and a dog boarder for guide dogs to support their advanced training programme. Please don't hesitate to get in touch to speak to Kat about how we can help you. #planning #meettheteam

FINAL COUNTDOWN: There are 10 days to go until New Forest District Council's Call for Sites consultation for its next Local Plan closes on Friday 13th December. This is the opportunity for landowners, developers and any other stakeholder parties with legal interests in land to submit their sites to the council for consideration as part of the next Local Plan making process. The local authority is prospectively to see a 101% increase in housing need to 1,465 homes a year under government planning reforms. As a reminder, Dorset Council UK also has a Call for Sites consultation open, which runs until Friday 20th December. It is prospectively to see an 81% increase in housing need to 3,230 homes a year. Please contact us to discuss your site's suitability or how this may affect your project or plans. #planning #localplan #callforsites #dorset #newforest

WARM WELCOME: We're pleased to announce that Associate Planning Consultant Jenny James has joined our team. Jenny fits in really well at KPPC as one of our expert, knowledgeable and friendly professionals. She has plenty of experience in the public and private sector, and will play a valuable role in the future of the company. Welcome to KPPC, Jenny! #planning #planningnews #newhire

POLICY UPDATE: The Government is set to consult on National Development Management Policies (NDMPs) next year. The housing minister Matthew Pennycook MP says that it will then publish another ‘slimmed down’ National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which will be focused solely on plan-making. KPPC Planning Director Adam Bennett has set out what the implications for this could be and where issues may arise - including the primacy of national policy. Read more on our website and please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out how this may affect your plans or project. #planning #planningnews #planningpolicy