office to residential

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

Appeal: Office-to-HMO approved for Northampton

25.10.2016

Martha Harris

The change of use of offices to a House in Multiple Occupation has been allowed in Northampton, after an inspector concluded that the scheme would not have an unacceptably adverse effect on highway safety....

Appeals round-up: Clark approves large-scale ‘inappropriate’ development for green belt; Cumulative impact of Caithness turbines judged 'negligible'

01.04.2016

Martha Harris

A round-up of appeal decisions: 26 March-1 April, 2016

Appeal: Two office-to-residential appeals allowed after council failed to provide evidence

31.03.2016

Martha Harris

Two appeals for the change of use of an office building in Ilford, Essex, to 104 and 95 self-contained apartments respectively, have been allowed after an inspector found that Redbridge Borough Council...

News in Brief: Goodwill calls for increase in cycling and walking; New 'nationwide rental brand' launched

29.03.2016

Martha Harris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 29 March, 2016

Appeals round-up: ‘Leper colony’ ancient monument not threatened by poultry farm; Drive-through restaurant poses no threat to NI road

26.02.2016

Martha Harris

A round up of appeal decisions: 20 February-26 February, 2016

Appeal: Retail-to-residential conversion allowed in East Manchester

24.02.2016

Martha Harris

Business & Enterprise | Housing | North West | office to residential | permitted development

The change of use of three retail units to six self-contained flats has been approved on a site in Clayton, Manchester, after an inspector ruled that the conversion would not constitute an unacceptable loss...

Conversion rights to stay

27.11.2015

Jason Tann

Permanent permitted development rights present a challenge to many local authorities, particularly in London, explains Jason Tann

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