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Business Premises: Change of Use

Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN 41363, tabled on 25 March 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require full planning permission to convert commercial premises for residential use.

Answered on

1 April 2025

The government recognises that there has been criticism of some of the homes delivered under permitted development rights for change of use. We continue to keep permitted development rights under review.

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