Remove the need for planning permission for external shutters on properties
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openMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Governmentby Tracey MirrelsonOpened 27 August 2026
Background
If residential properties could install wooden external shutters covering windows and doors, without planning permission, it would remove the need for expensive aircon units, cooling houses in heat waves but also help warm houses in the winter.
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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 778193.