Permitted development

Permitted development is an aspect of town and country planning in the United Kingdom which allows people to undertake minor development under a deemed grant of planning permission, therefore removing the need to submit a planning application. Permitted development is currently set out in the Town, Country and City Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (amended in 2008).

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 has empowered local authorities in Great Britain to create their own permitted development rights in certain circumstances by means of a local development order.

Permitted development rights can also be removed from properties by local authorities, either through "Article 4" directions (usually made within residential parts of conservation areas), or when a conditional planning permission is granted for a development.

What is considered to be permitted development in England and Wales is set out in the following Statutory Instruments:-

S.I. 2008/2362 principally replaces the aspects concerning domestic extensions etc. for England only (i.e. not Wales) of S.I. 1995/418. The main changes include:-

More detailed information for householders regarding permitted development can be found on the Government's Planning Portal website, including an interactive house setting out the permitted development limits for householders.

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