Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81014
Permitted Development Rights: Multiple Occupation
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat — Maidenhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with local planning authorities on the impact of permitted development for Houses in Multiple Occupation on parking provision.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department has not had any such discussions with local planning authorities. Local authorities can remove the permitted development right for smaller Houses in Multiple Occupation to protect local amenity or wellbeing of an area by introducing an ‘Arti...
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