Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16737

Housing: Planning Permission

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

David Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration has been given to ensuring equitable permitted development rights for homeowners for properties that were originally built with stepped rear elevations.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Under the householder permitted development rights (set out in The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) homeowners are able to extend and improve their homes and to erect outbuildings incidental to the main dwe...

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