Permitted development rights

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Permitted development rights consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

  • What is the 'Permitted development rights' consideration?

    Permitted development rights grant homeowners the right to undertake certain building works and changes of use without needing to apply for planning permission. When a permitted development right is removed, this is known as an article 4 direction, which we also have as a consideration for the planning system (see more).

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Permitted development rights'?

    Yes

    • What is the legislation that defines 'Permitted development rights'?

      The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 2 defines the different permitted development rights.

    • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Permitted development rights' gets designated?

      There is no legislation that specifies the designation of permitted developments rights as they are national, and can be added or updated as per legislative amendments, and so they go through the legislative process.

    • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Permitted development rights'?

      There is no legislation requiring the publication of permitted development rights (PDRs) as data, but they are required to enhance and augment the article 4 direction dataset we are collecting from local planning authorities. PDRs are published as legislation as standard.

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Permitted development rights'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Permitted development rights a trigger?

  • Is the Permitted development rights something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Permitted development rights data already available?

    Yes

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

    Yes - the dataset highlighted above was created and is maintained by us, the data design team, and feeds into the production of accurate article 4 direction data.

  • Will a data standard be required?

    No