Planning reform will undermine accessible offices, says council

LAND USE

05 September 2014
 

Government plans to simplify the conversion of office premises into residential development in England will undermine efforts to develop employment in areas easily accessible by public transport, a council has warned. 

In May 2013 the Government introduced a temporary policy for three years to allow the conversion of offices into residential developments as a permitted development without requiring planning permission. A ‘lighter touch’ prior approval test was introduced to...

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