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Changes to permitted development rights from 1 October 2008
Important changes to the planning system came into effect from 1 October 2008, which gives more freedom to people wanting to carry out improvements to their homes.
Basically it means that in certain circumstances, you can carry out minor extensions and alterations to your property without the need to apply to us for formal permission.
Why is the system changing?
The changes come in the light of the Government’s 2007 Planning White Paper, which aimed to introduce a more user-friendly system, and to free up time for planning departments by reducing the number of householder applications coming through the system.
The new rules shift the emphasis from a volume based approach to an impact based system taking in to account distances, depths and heights of a development.
However, restrictions would remain tight in some circumstances, including parts of the borough that fall within conservation areas and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
General guidance about the kinds of work for which you need to apply for planning permission and those for which you do not is available online from the Planning Portal website.
We appreciate that any changes to a system can be confusing, so in preparation, our planning officers are currently studying the changes in order to provide guidance and support to our customers.
The changes to permitted development rights published by the Government are set out in "The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2008" attached below.
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