Once a housing project has passed legal hurdles then the quest for permits can begin. This is the fourth in a series on the housing development process in the United States. You can go to the third ...

Homes created under PDRs are also more likely to be in places with little access to green spaces, or in places with less access to public transport – compared to properties built with planning ...

A significant proportion of senior officers and councillors fear vulnerable people are being disproportionately negatively affected by the rise in the number of homes built through permitted ...

Housing secretary’s U-turn means all permitted development homes will have to meet national space standards The government has said it will ensure all new homes built under permitted development rules ...

Share this Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkeIn Labour needs to encourage property investors to take advantage of Permitted Development Rights (PDRs), investment firm Excellion Capital ...

Architecture for London has used contentious new permitted development rights to push through a rooftop extension that was effectively refused three times last year The Farringdon practice secured ...

Permitted development rights (PDRs) are useful procedures that make certain types of development quicker, easier and cheaper. They allow landowners to build, extend, develop, convert, excavate or ...

In April 2014 it became permitted development in parts of England to change the use of an agricultural building, and any land immediately surrounding it, to residential. This is known as a Class Q ...

The reform is aimed at speeding up the conversion of empty commercial space into desperately needed housing. Lasting for three years, the fresh permitted development right will allow conversions from ...