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<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&data=02%7C01%7CPaulG.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7C81821add79c04cf440ea08d82d83832b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637309390140818244&sdata=Iq4eaEyxyLm38%2FWQVDhkLjlO6UFs0kq0AQFaeJVawv4%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights</a></p>
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