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1081837

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on local authorities of providing services to support new development taken forward under the office to residential permitted development rights process.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	228113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The national permitted development rights for change of use are making a valuable contribution to housing delivery. In the three years to March 2018, 46,000 homes were delivered under the rights, including 42,000 from office to residential. The prior approval process provides a streamlined planning process, and this is reflected in the fee. To support local planning authorities planning fees were increased by 20 per cent in 2018. This increase was ring fenced to ensure the funding benefited planning services directly. We continue to keep resourcing under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 228114 228115 question first answered 11/03/2019 17:40:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1081838

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on local authority finances of providing services to support residential development on commercial sites under permitted development.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	228114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The national permitted development rights for change of use are making a valuable contribution to housing delivery. In the three years to March 2018, 46,000 homes were delivered under the rights, including 42,000 from office to residential. The prior approval process provides a streamlined planning process, and this is reflected in the fee. To support local planning authorities planning fees were increased by 20 per cent in 2018. This increase was ring fenced to ensure the funding benefited planning services directly. We continue to keep resourcing under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 228113 228115 question first answered 11/03/2019 17:40:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

985747

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of homes that were converted into residential dwellings under permitted development.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. Permitted development rights for change of use are making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>A local authority building control body is required to hold a record of any compliance certificate issued in relation to Building Regulations. Where there are outstanding non-compliance issues in relation to building regulations it is for the local authority to consider enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/10/2018 10:21:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

967432

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 research conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Assessing the impacts of extending permitted development rights to office-to-residential change of use in England, published in May, which suggests that developers are using permitted development applications to circumvent space standards; and whether they plan to review relevant legislation in the light of this research.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL9930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. Nationally, over 17,700 homes were delivered under the right in the year to March 2017, accounting for 8 per cent of national housing delivery.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a national permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>Local planning authorities can make an Article 4 direction to remove a permitted development right where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the amenity or wellbeing of an area. This then requires a planning application which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with local plan policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL9931 HL9932 HL9933 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:41:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

967433

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 recommendations in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ publication, Assessing the impacts of extending permitted development rights to office-to-residential change of use in England, published in May, that minimum space standards should apply to permitted development schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL9931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. Nationally, over 17,700 homes were delivered under the right in the year to March 2017, accounting for 8 per cent of national housing delivery.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a national permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>Local planning authorities can make an Article 4 direction to remove a permitted development right where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the amenity or wellbeing of an area. This then requires a planning application which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with local plan policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL9930 HL9932 HL9933 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:41:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

967434

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 conclusions in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ publication, Assessing the impacts of extending permitted development rights to office-to-residential change of use in England, published in May, that permitted development has “allowed extremely poor-quality housing to be developed”, and only 30 per cent of ‘studio’ flats built under the legislation meet national space standards; and whether they plan to review relevant legislation in the light of this.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL9932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. Nationally, over 17,700 homes were delivered under the right in the year to March 2017, accounting for 8 per cent of national housing delivery.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a national permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>Local planning authorities can make an Article 4 direction to remove a permitted development right where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the amenity or wellbeing of an area. This then requires a planning application which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with local plan policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL9930 HL9931 HL9933 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:41:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

967435

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 concerns raised in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ publication, Assessing the impacts of extending permitted development rights to office-to-residential change of use in England, published in May, about “overcrowding, noise, health and safety (particularly fire safety) and social infrastructure” as a result of “lower quality accommodation” being developed; and whether they plan to review relevant legislation in the light of these concerns.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL9933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. Nationally, over 17,700 homes were delivered under the right in the year to March 2017, accounting for 8 per cent of national housing delivery.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a national permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>Local planning authorities can make an Article 4 direction to remove a permitted development right where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the amenity or wellbeing of an area. This then requires a planning application which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with local plan policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL9930 HL9931 HL9932 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:41:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

793516

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 for how long buildings and workshops with planning permission for light industrial use must be (1) in existence, and (2) used for such purposes, before they may be converted for residential use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL3482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to determine planning applications for development in accordance with their Local Plan, national policy and other material considerations.</p><p>The temporary national permitted development right for the change of use of light industrial buildings to residential use requires the building to have been in light industrial use on 19 March 2014, and if not in use on that date for light industry to have been the last use. There are no requirements in respect of how long the building must have been in that use. The right does not apply to buildings whose use for light industrial use commenced after 19 March 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3483 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:55:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

793517

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 they intend to issue planning authorities with guidance on whether applications for permission to construct light industrial buildings or workshops should be considered in the light of the possibility of a later application for change of use to residential purposes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL3483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to determine planning applications for development in accordance with their Local Plan, national policy and other material considerations.</p><p>The temporary national permitted development right for the change of use of light industrial buildings to residential use requires the building to have been in light industrial use on 19 March 2014, and if not in use on that date for light industry to have been the last use. There are no requirements in respect of how long the building must have been in that use. The right does not apply to buildings whose use for light industrial use commenced after 19 March 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3482 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:55:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

785861

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 class Q permitted development rights, which allow agricultural buildings to be converted to dwellings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The agricultural to residential permitted development rights were introduced in April 2014 as an important measure to support our rural communities and help provide new homes. The Department collects data quarterly on the number of prior approvals made under the right at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644594/TablePDR2.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644594/TablePDR2.xls</a></p><p>In addition to this, the operation of the right was considered in the context of the Government’s Rural Planning Review. The Government's response to the review, published alongside the Housing White Paper, included proposals to expand the right to provide more homes for local people: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/589763/Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/589763/Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf</a>.</p><p>This consultation closed in May this year and the Department is currently considering responses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf title Summary of responses to the technical planning 2 file name 2Copy of Table PDR2.xls title quarterly figures on prior approvals of developmen question first answered 20/11/2017 17:24:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley