England: The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013 will come into effect on 30 May 2013 and with it a number of much-anticipated permitted development rights. The new rights include larger  rear extensions to houses and the change of use from offices to dwellings. But […]
Office to residential permitted development rights to come into force end of May
Planning Minister Nick Boles is reported as stating that the government’s new permitted development rights for change of use from B1(a) offices to C3 residential will come into force on 30 May 2013. So soon we find out which Councils have gotten exemptions and whether the conditions of the new […]
Coming soon…new rights to change use from offices to flats
The Government has announced that it is bravely going ahead with a new permitted development right to allow offices to be converted into residential without the need for planning permission. An amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (GPDO) will be made later this year. […]