Recommendation 3

We recommend the Government pause any further extensions of permitted development rights for change of use to residential, including the new class MA right, which is due to take effect on 1 August, and conduct a review of their role within the wider planning system. As part of that review, it should set out its long-term vision for permitted development for change of use to residential and explain how it plans to retain the benefits of these PDRs whilst not also sacrificing the ability of local planning authorities to control the quality of development. In setting out its long-term vision, the Government should set out how the PDR regime fits with the wider reforms to the planning system and what plans it has, if any, to further extend permitted development rights. (Paragraph 25) Impact on local authorities