Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 82131
Social Rented Housing: Construction
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Lee Pitcher
Labour — Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of office-to-residential asset conversions to accelerate the delivery of social housing.
Answer
Matthew PennycookUnder nationally set permitted development rights a wide range of commercial buildings such as offices and shops are able to change use to residential without the need for a planning application. The government continues to keep permitted development righ...
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