IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (30/12/2020) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Other Parts - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 30/12/2020:

New Legislation:

  • December 2020: SI 2020 No. 1459 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2020 (pdf) (link).

Short Summary:

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PART 20 CLASSES A and AA - AMENDED PD RIGHTS for the construction of up to two additional storeys of new dwellinghouses on top of certain buildings:

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Other Sources of Information:

  • December 2020: "Explanatory Memorandum" to SI 2020 No. 1459 (pdf) (link).
  • December 2020: Guidance about the requirement under Part 20 paragraph B of the GPDO for the developer to submit a report relating to the fire safety of the external wall construction (pdf) (link).

Updates to the Planning Jungle website: