Government confirms new planning rules on upwards extensions and unused building demolitions to be in play ‘by September’
New permitted development laws are going before Parliament today, allowing upward extensions and the rebuilding of unused buildings without the need for full planning permission.
‘The planning system has been captured by those most opposed to new house-building’
A new report by Demos & Nationwide makes six recommendations to improve the UK's planning regime
New planning apps aim to make home extensions easier
The RIPA (Reducing Invalid Planning Application) and BoPS (Back office Planning System) web apps represent "a step towards a fully digital planning system," says Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.
London could be given ‘partial exemption’ from new planning rules
The Prime Minister has suggested that the capital could be offered a "carve-out" from some new Permitted Development Rights.
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