• Helena passes APC to achieve chartered membership of the RTPI

    DSP is incredibly proud to be celebrating the news that Helena Jones, Projects Director, has passed the APC of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to qualify as a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI). This is a great reflection...

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  • Nick becomes our latest RICS Member

    Huge congratulations to Nick Molyneux on becoming DSP’s latest RICS Member We are delighted to announce that Nick has recently passed his APC to qualify as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)....

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  • Worthing BC Local Plan – Found Sound

    Worthing Borough Council have had their new Local Plan found ‘sound’ by Inspector Steven Lee, subject to modifications. Dixon Searle Partnership (DSP) undertook the Strategic Viability Assessment to inform and support...

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  • Worthing CIL Charging Schedule Found Sound

    Following a viability assessment undertaken by Dixon Searle Partnership (DSP) on behalf of WBC, Worthing Borough Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (CIL CS) has been found to be sound and to provide...

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  • RICS publishes updated viability Guidance

    The RICS has published an update to its guidance in relation to viability. Dated March 2021, released in April 2021 and effective from July 2021, the new Guidance Note (“Assessing viability in planning under the National...

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  • The Future Homes Standard & Viability

    The meaning of “Sustainability” is often described as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”[1]. This principle has an impact on not only...

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  • Bromley CIL Found Sound

    The London Borough of Bromley has had its Community Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule (CIL DCS) found sound by Independent Examiner Keith Holland. The CIL DCS was supported by viability assessment work carried out by the Dixon...

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  • Nuneaton & Bedworth BC Local Plan Found Sound

    The Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Local Plan has been found sound by Inspector David Spencer on 9th April 2019. DSP provided the viability evidence to support the Local Plan and stated by the Inspector to be “a...

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  • Welcome Nick!

    We are very pleased to announce that Nick Molyneux has joined DSP as a Senior Consultant. Nick arrives from Guildford Borough Council where he spent several years as Housing Development Manager. Nick will take on the role...

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  • Further recruitment at DSP

    We are very pleased to announce that Emily Hatch has recently joined DSP to add to our expanding research and admin team. Having previously worked as a land development solicitor , Emily adds another layer of property expertise...

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