Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 2
Third Report - Permitted Development Rights
Published 22 Jul 2021
Paragraph 24
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
To date, the Government has not explained how its PDR regime fits within the wider planning system or its proposed reforms in the planning White Paper. In particular, the recent extensions to permitted development appear to contradict the increased focus on plan-led development and local democratic involvement, and to fatally undermine the role of local authorities in place-making. This raises the question: How can a local planning authority explain to local communities that its hands are tied and it cannot secure the future of its town centres? We note, too, that there is no scope for local communities to comment on permitted development schemes.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Permitted Development Rights (HC 32), paragraph 24, 22 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 23 May 2023 (deadline 22 September 2021).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government has published its response to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee's July 2021 report on permitted development rights, but the page gives only a general description of it.
- The Committee's July 2021 report made "a number of recommendations" on permitted development rights, Article 4 directions and use classes.
- The response was published alongside the introduction of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and the government response to the Committee's report on The Future of Planning.
- The text available here does not set out the government's position on individual recommendations or any specific commitments; these are in the full response document, which applies to England.