Planning: change of use
Certain changes of use can be done without planning permission, using what are known as permitted development rights (PDRs). This briefing formerly explained use classes and PDRs, examined recent changes and looked in depth at the controversy surrounding the PDR for change of use from office to residential accommodation.
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This briefing was updated in February 2021 and incorporated into the Commons Library briefing Planning in England: permitted development and change of use (SN 00485, 12 February 2021).
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