No more office to resi
Permitted development rights will not be extended. The new Class O in the general permitted development order (that is to come into force on 15 April 2015) prevents any use of an office for...
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Save the “Great British Pub”
On 6 April an amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 came into force, placing additional restrictions on pubs which have been listed as Assets of...
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No back doors for office to resi (yet)
We noted earlier this year that there would be no more office to residential changes of use under ‘Part O’ Permitted Development rights under the new General Permitted Development Order 2015. At the...
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Planning permitted development rights – further relaxation
6th April 2016 saw the arrival of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) England (Amendment) Order 2016. This signals the latest chapter in the story of greater deregulation of...
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When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
Article 3(4) of the GPDO 2015 provides that permitted development (PD) rights will not apply if they are ‘contrary to any condition imposed by any planning permission granted or deemed to be granted...
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Last month we blogged on the High Court’s judgment in Dunnett, which refused to quash the Secretary of State decision not to grant a Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of the use of office to...
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More planning protection for pubs
In 2015, the Government removed permitted development rights from pubs listed as Assets of Community Value (ACVs). As previously reported, pubs which are listed as ACVs, or have been nominated to...
View ArticleTwo become one
An examination of the current planning position on amalgamation of units. In recent years there has been a strong trend in the central London residential market for the creation of substantial...
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Upwards Extensions – Housing Magic Roundabout Keeps Turning
We called for Muscular Action on housing delivery several years ago. The new permitted development right for two-storey apartment extensions look like a mixed bag. Difficult background The Government...
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Class E or not Class E?
In the first of a series of blogs on recent and proposed expansions to the Use Classes Order and Permitted Development Rights, Alice Culkin and Jamie McKie reflect on the controversial start to the...
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When the Wind(fall) Blows
The sweeping Commercial to Residential permitted development right trailed in Autumn 2020 will come into effect from 1 August 2021. It will have major implications for the use and regeneration of...
View ArticleStay Class-E
In a rare good news day for the Government, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the Secretary of State’s amendments to the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) and the Use Classes Order (UCO)...
View ArticleDemolition job
The Government has published a new Demolition Direction, which confirms that permission is only required for demolition of buildings larger […]
View ArticleResidential conversions: merger risk
Creation of substantial high end residential properties in Central London by the reconversion of previously subdivided houses, the amalgamation of purpose […]
View ArticleSolar permitted development rights
The Government published its technical consultation on Planning in July 2014, the consultation included proposals to increase permitted development rights […]
View ArticleUpward Extension Tangles
The High Court judgment in Schneck v SoS Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (21 December 2022) illustrates some pitfalls and […]
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