Impact assessment

Change of use from offices to residential

Impact assessment on measures to allow change of use from offices to homes without planning permission.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Published: 9 May 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

Relaxation of planning rules for change of use from offices to residential: impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409838906

PDF, 339 KB, 19 pages

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Details

This impact assessment looks at measures to introduce new permitted development rights to allow changes from B1(a) office use to C3 residential uses without the need for planning permission. The permitted development rights will be limited to a period of 3 years.

Published 9 May 2013