Category Archives: Legislation – GPDO 2015

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

Note: The "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" was a "House of Commons Select Committee" (comprised of MPs), which examined the policy, administration, and spending of the "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government". This Select Committee has subsequently become the "Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee".

The government has published the following response to the report (July 2021) by the "Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee" for its permitted development rights inquiry:

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DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (19 May 2023) …

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

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 07/06/2023) relating to the Use Classes Order and the GPDO …

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 12/04/2023 until 07/06/2023: Continue reading

DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (3 March 2023) …

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 within the “Planning for the Future – White Paper” (which ran until 29/10/2020) …

The government has published the following (very short) response to the consultation within the "Planning for the Future - White Paper" (which ran for 12 weeks from 06/08/2020 until 29/10/2020): Continue reading

The government publishes a consultation (until 02/03/2023) relating to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) …

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 10 weeks from 22/12/2022 until 02/03/2023: Continue reading

DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (2 September 2022) …

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

New Legislation – relating to integrated care boards, including consequential amendments to the DMPO 2015, the GPDO 2015, the Local Planning Regulations 2012, etc (01/07/2022) …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/07/2022:

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The government publishes its response to the “Supporting defence infrastructure and the future of time-limited permitted development rights” consultation …

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

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Supporting defence infrastructure and the future of time-limited permitted development rights" (which ran for 10 weeks from 05/09/2021 until 14/11/2021): Continue reading

DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (31 May 2022) …

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

DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (25 March 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 14/06/2021) relating to PD rights for electronic communications infrastructure …

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

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Changes to permitted development rights for electronic communications infrastructure - technical consultation" (which ran for 8 weeks from 20/04/2021 until 14/06/2021): Continue reading

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).]

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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