Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Housing delivered under permitted development can have as great an impact on local infrastructure and...
Conclusion
Housing delivered under permitted development can have as great an impact on local infrastructure and the delivery of services as housing built through the full planning process. It should therefore contribute to the cost of offsetting its negative impact. The loss of affordable housing is a particularly unfortunate consequence of its effective exemption from Section 106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy. We welcome the idea of the proposed new Infrastructure Levy covering permitted development, but we are concerned about the lack of detail and of a clear timetable for its introduction. (Paragraph 90) 40 Permitted Development Rights
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill sets out the framework for the new Infrastructure Levy. The non-negotiable and locally set Infrastructure Levy will give greater say to local councils on what their infrastructure priorities are and transparency to local people about how funds will be spent and what infrastructure will be delivered. The detailed design of the Levy will be delivered through regulations and introduced through a ‘test and learn’ approach, rolling out nationally over a number of years in order to design the most effective system possible. We are currently consulting on the detail of the Levy. The consultation seeks views on whether the Levy could apply to certain types of development brought forward under a permitted development right, and if so, how this might be applied.