Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1316
Permitted Development Rights
Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) remove or (b) curtail permitted development rights that were introduced since May 2010; and what her policy is on Article 4 directions.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Government has not announced plans to remove or curtail permitted development rights.We intend to set out proposed changes to national planning policy in the forthcoming National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) update.