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Letter to MPs explaining amendments to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill on the issue of householder permitted development rights.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Decision letter and Inspector's Report on application for planning permission.
Decision letter and Inspector's Report on appeals against enforcement notices and applications for planning permission.
Decision and Inspector's Report on appeals against enforcement notices and an application for planning permission.
Lifting the restrictions on the use of Temporary Stop Notices.
Article by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles in The Telegraph.
Decision letter and Inspector's Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission.
DCLG rebuts National Trust comments about Local Plans.
The Cumbrian flag has been hoisted outside the offices of the Department for Communities and Local Government to celebrate Cumbria Day.
Letter from Planning Minister Nick Boles about advertising on broadband cabinets.
Red tape that affects house builders and landlords is cut, while the Red Tape Challenge focuses on planning administration next.
Changes will allow free schools to concentrate on education not bureaucracy and will give parents peace of mind.
Information on new measures to reduce planning red tape so free schools find it easier to convert underused buildings into schools.
New permitted development rights will allow office space to be converted into homes without the need for planning permission.
Statement about permitted development rights for change of land use.
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