Category Archives: GPDO Other Parts – Summary of Amendments since 2013

High Court judgment about the scope of the prior approval matters (the “impact on the amenity of any adjoining premises” and the “external appearance of the dwellinghouse”) within Part 1 Class AA (and Part 20 Classes ZA, A, AA, AB, AC, and AD) of the GPDO (03/02/2022) …

[UPDATE: For information about the subsequent "Cab Housing Limited" Court of Appeal judgment dated 23/02/2023, which upheld the below "Cab Housing Limited" High Court judgment dated 03/02/2022, please view the free-to-view transcript on the Bailii.org website (link).]

Introduction:

The following High Court judgment about the scope of the prior approval matters (the "impact on the amenity of any adjoining premises" and the "external appearance of the dwellinghouse") within Part 1 Class AA of the GPDO was handed down on 03/02/2022: Continue reading →

DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (11 February 2022) …

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

The government publishes its response to the consultation (until 03/06/2021) relating to PD rights …

[NOTE: For the (previously published) legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post and this post.]

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights" (which ran for 3 weeks from 13/05/2021 until 03/06/2021): Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (01/01/2022, 02/01/2022, and 11/01/2022) …

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

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to the consultation relating to this legislation (which was published after this legislation), please view this post.]

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/01/2022, 02/01/2022, and 11/01/2022: Continue reading →

The government publishes a consultation (until 14/11/2021) relating to PD rights …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post.]

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation (which was published after the above legislation), please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 10 weeks from 05/09/2021 until 14/11/2021: Continue reading →

The “Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee” publishes the report (July 2021) for its permitted development rights inquiry …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this report, please view this post.]

Note: The "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" is a "House of Commons Select Committee" (comprised of MPs), which examines the policy, administration, and spending of the "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government".

The "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" has published the following report for its permitted development rights inquiry: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (01/08/2021) …

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

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to the consultation relating to this legislation (which was published after this legislation), please view this post.]

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/08/2021: Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (May 2021) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 03/06/2021) relating to PD rights …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post, and this post.]

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation (which was published after the above legislation), please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 3 weeks from 13/05/2021 until 03/06/2021: Continue reading →

The government publishes a consultation (until 14/06/2021) relating to PD rights for electronic communications infrastructure …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 20/04/2021 until 14/06/2021: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (16/04/2021) …

[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) came into force on 16/04/2021: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (21/04/2021) …

[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 21/04/2021: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes its response to the “Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure” consultation …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post, this post, this post, and this post for the legislation relating to permitted development rights.
- This post for the legislation relating to fees.
- This post for the legislation relating to public service infrastructure development]

[UPDATE: For a subsequent further consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure" (which ran for 8 weeks from 03/12/2020 until 28/01/2021): Continue reading →

The “Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee” publishes a “call for evidence” (until 30/04/2021) for its permitted development rights inquiry …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent report for this inquiry, please view this post.]

Note: The "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" is a "House of Commons Select Committee" (comprised of MPs), which examines the policy, administration, and spending of the "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government".

The "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" has published the following "call for evidence", which runs for (approx) 5 weeks from 23/03/2021 until 30/04/2021, for its permitted development rights inquiry: Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (April 2021) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes 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 …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following guidance document relating to Part 20 paragraph B of the GPDO:

Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (December 2020) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

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: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 28/01/2021) on a range of planning proposals, including proposed changes to the GPDO …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 03/12/2020 until 28/01/2021: Continue reading →