Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2025. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Thursday, 24 July 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Permitted Development Rights
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63619 on Permitted Development Rights, which local authorities have issued Article 4 directions to remove the Class E change of use rights.
- Answer
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46 local authorities have issued Article 4 directions for part of their area to remove the permitted development right which enables buildings in the Class E Commercial, Business and Service use class to change to residential use. These are:
City of London
Westminster
Kensington and Chelsea
Lambeth
Wandsworth
Camden
Tower Hamlets
Hackney
Islington
Windsor and Maidenhead
Bromley
Hillingdon
Kingston upon Thames
Richmond
Redbridge
Old Oak Common
Waltham Forest
Greenwich
Lewisham
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hounslow
Bexley
Broxbourne
Crawley
Manchester
Norwich
Milton Keynes
Harlow
Reading
Luton
Brighton and Hove
Rushmoor
Hertsmere
Stevenage
Three Rivers
Sefton
Dacorum
Welwyn and Hatfield
Waverley
North Hertfordshire
Watford
Colchester
Southwark
Brent
Tunbridge Wells
Basingstoke and Deane
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 68789
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Permitted development rights
- Link
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- 2025-10-20 18:07:38 +0100
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