Consultation outcome

Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes

From:: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and HM Treasury
Published: 29 October 2018
Last updated: 3 May 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Government response to consultation on planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes

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Detail of outcome

Key fact sheets on recent permitted development rights and changes to the Use Classes Order were published on 18 September 2020.

Government response to the consultation on a package of measures to provide greater planning certainty to support the high street and housing delivery.

The report sets out the key issues raised in response to the 2018 consultation and the government response in respect of:

Part 1: permitted development rights and use classes - this includes new and amended permitted development rights to support the high street, enable people to build a larger extension to their home, and to remove the right to install a public call box and deemed advertisement consent
Part 2: the disposal of surplus local authority land - rationalising and updating the rules which govern disposal of public land at less than best value
Part 3: listed building consent order to support the work of the Canal & River Trust
Part 4: draft guidance on the compulsory purchase powers of new town development corporations

Original consultation

Consultation description

The government is committed to simplifying and speeding up the planning system, to support the high street, make effective use of land and deliver more homes.

Building on existing planning reforms, the government is consulting on proposals that will allow greater change of use to support high streets to adapt and diversify, support extending existing buildings upwards to create additional homes, and speed up the delivery of new homes.

The consultation includes separate proposals in respect of:

Part 1: new and amended permitted development rights and changes to use classes, including to support the regeneration of the high street and to extend existing buildings upwards to create new homes.
Part 2: the disposal of surplus local authority land - rationalising and updating the rules which govern disposal of public land at less than best value.
Part 3: a draft listed building consent order to support the work of the Canal & River Trust.
Part 4: draft guidance on the compulsory purchase powers of new town development corporations

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