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1226174

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on affordable housing provision of permitted development rules on the conversion of buildings into homes; and what plans they have to review these rules in response to any emerging evidence indicating a detrimental impact on affordable housing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL7004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use to residential are making an important contribution to housing delivery, largely providing windfall housing that may otherwise not have been delivered through the planning system. The rights make effective use of existing buildings and help boost housing density, as part of our broader housing ambitions, without the need to build on greenfield sites.</p><p>In response to concerns raised in respect of the quality of some of the homes delivered through permitted development rights we now require adequate natural light to be provided in habitable rooms. The independent research informing our review has been published and is available at the following (attached) link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fquality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPaulG.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7C81821add79c04cf440ea08d82d83832b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637309390140818244&amp;sdata=Iq4eaEyxyLm38%2FWQVDhkLjlO6UFs0kq0AQFaeJVawv4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL7005 HL7006 HL7008 HL7009 question first answered 31/07/2020 13:44:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200731 Research_report_quality_PDR_homes - HL7004.pdf title permitted development rights
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1226176

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when their review of permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL7006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use to residential are making an important contribution to housing delivery, largely providing windfall housing that may otherwise not have been delivered through the planning system. The rights make effective use of existing buildings and help boost housing density, as part of our broader housing ambitions, without the need to build on greenfield sites.</p><p>In response to concerns raised in respect of the quality of some of the homes delivered through permitted development rights we now require adequate natural light to be provided in habitable rooms. The independent research informing our review has been published and is available at the following (attached) link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fquality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPaulG.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7C81821add79c04cf440ea08d82d83832b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637309390140818244&amp;sdata=Iq4eaEyxyLm38%2FWQVDhkLjlO6UFs0kq0AQFaeJVawv4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL7004 HL7005 HL7008 HL7009 question first answered 31/07/2020 13:44:07 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200731 Research_report_quality_PDR_homes - HL7004.pdf title permitted development rights
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1134712

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any high street building can be converted into a building for residential use under permitted development rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL16679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Permitted development rights enable all or part of buildings in a range of uses to change to residential use, many of which may be found on the high street. These include change of use from shops, financial services, hot food takeaways, and amusement arcades to residential use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/07/2019 14:50:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1134713

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of permitted development rights in allowing the use of high street buildings for residential use on their plans to revive local high streets under the Future High Streets Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL16680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use are part of a package of measures brought forward to support the modernisation of our high streets, helping them adapt to provide for a mix of retail, leisure, community and residential uses. <br> <br>The rights for change of use from shops and financial services to residential use are subject to prior approval by the local planning authority, allowing them to consider the impact of the proposed change of use on the sustainability of the town centre and on an adequate provision of retail services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL16681 question first answered 04/07/2019 14:50:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1134714

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of high streets becoming purely residential as a result of permitted development rights allowing residential use of high street buildings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL16681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use are part of a package of measures brought forward to support the modernisation of our high streets, helping them adapt to provide for a mix of retail, leisure, community and residential uses. <br> <br>The rights for change of use from shops and financial services to residential use are subject to prior approval by the local planning authority, allowing them to consider the impact of the proposed change of use on the sustainability of the town centre and on an adequate provision of retail services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL16680 question first answered 04/07/2019 14:50:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill