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<p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework promotes the use of local design
codes to deliver quality development that reflects local character. My Department
is supporting Design Network in a series of engagements with local authority officers
and councillors around the country to determine the barriers to delivering quality
in their areas. The permitted development right for office to residential conversions
allows change of use but not external works. Nationally, over 42,000 homes were delivered
under the right in the three years to March 2018. All homes delivered through the
right are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p> </p>
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