Recommendation 13

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