When permitted development rights (PDR) were first introduced in 2013, 17 local authorities – including 11 London boroughs – were granted an exemption. The exemptions were intended to be temporary and ...

Architecture for London has used contentious new permitted development rights to push through a rooftop extension that was effectively refused three times last year The Farringdon practice secured ...

Whilst in many cases planning permission for sheds will not be required, there are clear guidelines that should be followed in order to keep your structure within permitted development rights. There ...

As converted conference centres and arenas open their doors as temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals, the latest tranche of urgent planning measures designed to respond to the spread of COVID—19 came ...

Some recent changes have been made to the prior approval procedures for these permitted development rights, introduced by Eric Pickles in May last year, to permit the change of use of a building from ...

The government is to introduce new permitted development rights to allow casinos, distribution centres and storage facilities to be turned into homes. In a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS), ...

Town planners have determined that a proposed carport and side extension do not need planning permission. An application was submitted for a single-storey side extension along with the installation of ...