[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - 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 "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - Visual Guide" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
- The "GPDO Part 1 Class A (Larger Rear Extensions) - Guide" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
- The "GPDO Part 1 Class A (Larger Rear Extensions) - Background Information" page has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
- The "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 428.
- The "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - Official Documents" page has been updated to list the above SI 2021 No. 428.