The Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

These Regulations are made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”). They set out the process to be followed when a local authority exercises the powers given to it in Part 10 of the 2023 Act to arrange for a rental auction to be carried out in respect of qualifying high-street premises. They also amend the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) (“the General Permitted Development Order”) to provide for temporary planning permission for a change of use of such premises to a suitable high-street use for the duration of a tenancy granted following a rental auction held under Part 10 of the 2023 Act.