As we enter the final months of the government’s tenure, the pressure is on to make each department appear as shiny as possible ahead of the election. Those responsible for housing are counting on a ...

A plan to allow homeowners to build bigger extensions without planning permission has sparked fears of 'civil war' on Britain's streets. Michael Gove, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ...

A Horwich homeowner has been given permission to build an extension after planners found it to be permitted development.

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IMPROVING or extending your home is often cheaper than moving house entirely – but getting planning permission can put many people off. Recent research from Santander found that UK homeowners applied ...

Homes created under PDRs are also more likely to be in places with little access to green spaces, or in places with less access to public transport – compared to properties built with planning ...

Councils have renewed calls for permitted development rights (PDR) to be scrapped after an analysis found that thousands of affordable homes have been lost as a result of office-to-residential ...

FAST-TRACK planning rules could lead to 'poor quality' housing in Oxford, the city's civic society has warned. On July 21, the Government announced an extension to permitted development rights (PDR), ...

Hannah has almost three years of experience overseeing surveys, product testing and investigations around home improvements and pet care. Not all home renovations require planning permission. In some ...