Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1316

Permitted Development Rights

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

ConservativeNorth 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 Pennycook
The 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.