Permitted development rights

This consultation contains proposed changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended. It covers the following areas:

• changes to certain permitted development rights that allow for the change of use to dwellinghouses
• changes to certain permitted development rights that allow agricultural diversification and development on agricultural units
• changes to certain permitted development rights that allow for non-domestic extensions and the erection of new industrial and warehouse buildings
• changes to the permitted development right that allows for the temporary use of land to allow markets to operate for more days
• changes to the existing permitted development right that allows for the erection, extension or alteration of schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, and closed prisons to also apply to open prisons
• the application of local design codes to certain permitted development rights

This consultation also contains a call for evidence led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs seeking views on nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and diversification.