CLG Committee Unimpressed With Plans To Relax Extension Rules

The CLG Committee has criticised the Government's intention to double the exemption from planning permission for extensions to certain kinds of housing.  The CLG's report says that the Government’s plans are based on "an inadequate impact assessment".  Under the proposals, the size limits for the depth of single-storey extensions for detached houses would increase from four metres to eight metres, and from three metres to six metres for all other houses in non-protected areas, for a three-year period. The Committee believes that the Government's reasons for making the changes are unconvincing and has asked it to reconsider. It also has concerns that the relaxation in the planning rules would not be temporary. Read more on 24dash.