office to residential

Appeal: Council's concern over future PD conversion dismissed

15.11.2019

An inspector has made an office block in Birmingham eligible for conversion to flats under permitted development by removing a condition applied to it in 2006, despite council concerns about the building’s...

Appeal: PD fallback justifies 'unacceptable' living conditions

18.10.2019

Matt Moody

An office-to-residential conversion scheme in south London that would lead to 'unacceptable' living conditions' can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, because a more profitable permitted development fallback...

Appeal: GPDO office conversion allowed despite ‘quality of life’ concerns

26.09.2019

Matt Moody

The conversion of an office on an industrial estate to 30 flats can go ahead even though residents would have to close their windows for ‘significant periods’ because of noise, after an inspector found no...

Appeal: Residential conversion of offices could cause ‘indiscriminate’ parking

15.01.2019

Matt Moody

Plans to convert an office block in Beckenham town centre into flats under permitted development rules could lead to ‘indiscriminate street parking’, an inspector has ruled.

London council issues Article 4 Direction on permitted development

19.09.2018

Laura Edgar

Brent Council has issued an Article 4 Direction that means developers will need to apply for planning permission to convert office and light industrial space into homes.

News report: Permitted development rights – all loss and no gain?

30.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Are permitted development rights reducing housing quality, community contributions and affordable housing numbers? The evidence suggests they are, finds Laura Edgar

Appeal: Prior approval refused for GPDO conversion of ‘abandoned’ office

22.05.2018

Matt Moody

After assessing contradicting evidence, an inspector has refused prior approval to convert an office building near Colchester into 28 flats under GPDO rules, concluding that its office use had been ‘...

Research: Office-to-residential permitted development is producing poor-quality housing

02.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Research has suggested that office-to-residential conversions under permitted development rules produce a higher number of poor-quality homes than applications that go through the full planning process.

Westminster fights loss of office space

22.01.2018

Laura Edgar

Westminster City Council has launched an Article 4 Direction to protect office space as it looks to prevent a continued decline.

News in brief: London could lose its office space to permitted development; Burton health village given board approval

19.09.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 19 September, 2017

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