Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 11
Third Report - Permitted Development Rights
Published 22 Jul 2021
Paragraph 80
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Permitted Development Rights All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
When compared to the overall number of new homes being delivered, it appears that permitted development rights have made a contribution to the supply of new homes, although the precise number is difficult to calculate given the likelihood that some of these homes would have been built anyway. It also seems likely that the new class MA right will increase its contribution further. Given the acute housing shortage in this country, we welcome this additional housing, but we have serious concerns that some of these homes are of poor quality and that some of the people living in them do not have the option of living elsewhere. All new homes delivered through PDR must be truly fit for purpose and suitably located. A flat on an industrial estate is totally unsuitable for young children.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Permitted Development Rights (HC 32), paragraph 80, 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.