The UK government's plans to extend permitted development rights will produce tiny "sub-standard homes" warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. The new laws will allow developers to convert ...

Housing secretary’s U-turn means all permitted development homes will have to meet national space standards The government has said it will ensure all new homes built under permitted development rules ...

Developers are using permitted development rights to build low quality housing in poor locations and lacking in space, new research by the University of Sheffield and University College London has ...

Many buyers look for a property with potential to develop. It is one of the best ways to get more space, increase equity and finance a move up the property ladder. But it has become increasingly ...

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 ...

Permitted development rights (PDRs) are useful procedures that make certain types of development quicker, easier and cheaper. They allow landowners to build, extend, develop, convert, excavate or ...

The government’s scheme to allow developers to bypass the planning system when converting offices and shops has been a roaring success in boosting the number of new homes. So how come so few voices ...

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