Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Office-To-Residential Permitted Development To Be Made Permanent

Planning and housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced that the temporary office-to-residential permitted development (PD) right, that was due to lapse at the end of May 2016, will be made permanent. The minister said that, in addition, the new permanent right would allow office buildings to be pulled down and replaced with new residential buildings. He also confirmed that those who already have permission to convert offices to homes under the temporary PD right will have three years in which to complete the change of use. In addition, new permitted development rights will enable the change of use of light industrial buildings and launderettes to new homes. Read more on the Planning Portal.

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