Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Monday, 27 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 January 2025. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Thursday, 6 February 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Business Premises: Change of Use
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to retain office-to-residential permitted development rights.
- Answer
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The office to residential permitted development right (Class O) was subsumed into the commercial, business and service uses to residential permitted development right (Class MA) in August 2022.
Using the most recently available published data, in each quarter between October 2022 and September 2024 there were 248, 297, 296, 290, 352, 297, 410 and 476 prior approval applications under the new right.
The government continue to keep permitted development rights under review.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 26552
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Business premises Change of use Permitted development rights
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- 2025-09-05 18:39:36 +0100
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