[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Part 1 of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 21/04/2021:

New Legislation:

• April 2021: SI 2021 No. 428 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (pdf) (link).

Note: This post provides a summary of the amendments to Part 1 of the GPDO. For a summary of the amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO, please view this post.

Short Summary:

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PART 1 CLASSES A-H - Part 1 of the GPDO does not apply to a dwellinghouse that was converted under Part 3 Class MA:

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Other Sources of Information:

• December 2020: Government press release - "Fast track for public services: new planning reforms to speed up delivery of schools and hospitals" (link).
• December 2020: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure (pdf print version of HTML webpage) (link).
  - Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post.
• March 2021: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure - government response (pdf print version of HTML webpage) (link).
  - Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post.
• March 2021: "Explanatory Memorandum" to SI 2021 No. 428 (pdf) (link).
• March 2021: Government press release - "New freedoms to support high streets and fast track delivery of schools and hospitals across England introduced today" (link).

Updates to the Planning Jungle website:

• The "GPDO 2015 (Consolidated)" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
• The "Part 1 of the GPDO – Visual Guide" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
• The "Part 1 of the GPDO – Larger Rear Extensions – Guide" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
• The "Part 1 of the GPDO – Larger Rear Extensions – Background Information" page has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
• The "Part 1 of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
• The "Part 1 of the GPDO – Official Documents" page has been updated to list the above SI 2021 No. 428.