As we enter the final months of the government’s tenure, the pressure is on to make each department appear as shiny as possible ahead of the election. Those responsible for housing are counting on a ...

Homes created under PDRs are also more likely to be in places with little access to green spaces, or in places with less access to public transport – compared to properties built with planning ...

Permitted development rights (PDRs) are useful procedures that make certain types of development quicker, easier and cheaper. They allow landowners to build, extend, develop, convert, excavate or ...

Housing secretary’s U-turn means all permitted development homes will have to meet national space standards The government has said it will ensure all new homes built under permitted development rules ...

A significant proportion of senior officers and councillors fear vulnerable people are being disproportionately negatively affected by the rise in the number of homes built through permitted ...

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In April 2014 it became permitted development in parts of England to change the use of an agricultural building, and any land immediately surrounding it, to residential. This is known as a Class Q ...

The government has announced it is widening controversial permitted development rights so developers can demolish empty buildings and replace them with new-build housing – without planning permission ...

The Town & Country Planning Association study claims that the fast-track planning route, which the government has recently extended, has undermined council efforts to create healthy communities.