Chat Biz 007 - Changes to Permitted Development

Proposed changes to permitted development rights for homeowners and business. A consultation for Permitted Developments rights for extensions to business premises in non-protected areas in England has been launched by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
These proposed amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 are also intended to streamline the regime covering the installation of broadband infrastructure. • Increasing the PD size limits for extensions to homes and allow conversions of garages for residential accomodation. • Increasing the PD size limits for extensions to shop and professional/financial services establishments to 100 sq m, and allowing the building of these extensions up to the boundary of the property (except where the boundary is with a residential property), in non-protected areas, for a period of three years • Increasing the PD size limits for extensions to offices to 100 sq m, in non-protected areas, for a period of three years • Increasing the size limits for new industrial buildings within the curtilage of existing industrial premises to 200 sq m, in non-protected areas, for a period of three years • Removing some prior approval requirements for the installation of broadband infrastructure for a period of five years. Other changes to permitted development are also being taken forward separately: making it easier for commercial properties to be converted to residential use; and encouraging the reuse of existing buildings through making changes of use easier. Chat Biz will be responding on behalf of our listeners please let us have your thoughts or respond directly yourselves.