“Part 3 of the GPDO – Information about Appeal Decisions” – 4 additional appeal decisions (total = 144) …

The Part 3 of the GPDO - Information about Appeal Decisions page has been updated to include 4 additional appeal decisions (1 x Part 3 Class C, 2 x Part 3 Class P, and 1 x Part 3 Class PA), which means that the informal lists of prior approval appeals now include the following: Continue reading →

STATISTICS for the 300 appeals within the “Part 3 Class O of the GPDO – Appeal Decisions” document …

This post provides STATISTICS for the 300 appeals within the Part 3 Class O of the GPDO – Appeal Decisions document (i.e. office-to-residential conversions).

Note: The above document will no longer be regularly updated, because it's considered unlikely that significantly more could be learnt about Part 3 Class O that hasn't already been learnt from these 300 appeals. Continue reading →

“Part 3 of the GPDO – Information about Appeal Decisions” – 5 additional appeal decisions (total = 140) …

The Part 3 of the GPDO - Information about Appeal Decisions page has been updated to include 5 additional appeal decisions (4 x Part 3 Class P, and 1 x Part 3 Class PA), which means that the informal lists of prior approval appeals now include the following: Continue reading →

The “Use Classes Order 1987 – Quick Reference Guide” document has been updated to incorporate the amendments to Parts 3 and 4 of the GPDO made by SI 2019 No. 907 on 25/05/2019 …

The "Use Classes Order 1987 - Quick Reference Guide" document has been updated to incorporate the amendments to Parts 3 and 4 of the GPDO made by SI 2019 No. 907 on 25/05/2019. This document is available via the above page of the website, or via the following (direct) link:

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IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Part 1 of the GPDO (25/05/2019) …

[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 25/05/2019: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (25/05/2019) …

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

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 25/05/2019: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes its response to the “Planning Reform …” consultation …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to Part 1 of the GPDO.
- This post for the legislation relating to Other Parts of the GPDO.]

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Planning Reform - Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes" (which ran for 11 weeks from 29/10/2018 until 14/01/2019): Continue reading →

“Part 3 of the GPDO – Information about Appeal Decisions” – 7 additional appeal decisions (total = 135) …

The Part 3 of the GPDO - Information about Appeal Decisions page has been updated to include 7 additional appeal decisions (3 x Part 3 Class P, 3 x Part 3 Class PA, and 1 x Part 3 Class R), which means that the informal lists of prior approval appeals now include the following: Continue reading →