What exactly is Permitted Development?

[conny]

We were told a while ago that my late FIL's newly built bungalow, (after a successful subsidence insurance claim), had PD.
Today, talking with a Building Control officer, we were told it only had another 2 years before expiring.
We were under the impression that if you had PD it was forever.

Can anyone shed any light on this please?

Whats worrying us is, the new estate being built down the road does not give any of the residents PD rights on their individual homes. They have been told if they want to make any changes, or even put up a garden shed, they have to apply for planning permission/building control.
I am wanting to build a new workshop, (very large wooden shed probably), but not for a year or two, maybe slightly longer. Don't want to get my hopes up only to be told I can't do it because I don't have PD anymore.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You're BC officer should stick to Building Control legislation and not Planning legislation. Typically new propertys lack some/all PD rights, older property's generally have PD rights.

 

[conny]

You're BC officer should stick to Building Control legislation and not Planning legislation.

Can you explain please Freddie?

 

[Murdochcat]

PD is being withdrawn in many areas around the country.

It just means applying for planning permission, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make changes or additions

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Because if you're repeating word for word what the BC officer says it make little sense, certain PD rights can be changed or withdrawn but not typically for older houses that already have their PD rights intact.

 

[^woody^]

Perhaps the planners are implementing an area-wide Article 4 directive to remove PD rights, have consulted (or still are) and it may come in to force in two year's time?

You need to check with the council's planning dept not building control.

 

[Murdochcat]

Because if you're repeating word for word what the BC officer says it make little sense, certain PD rights can be changed or withdrawn but not typically for older houses that already have their PD rights intact.

PD was withdrawn from a large area near me a good few years ago for all homes

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

PD was withdrawn from a large area near me a good few years ago for all homes

Sure, it happens but not typically.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

PD was withdrawn from a large area near me a good few years ago for all homes

Existing or new build?

If a conservation area or national park they can, I don't think they even can just decide to withdraw everyone's rights. Councils can't generally override government policy.

 

[jeds]

First off, PD rights don't expire. Second, it is not uncommon for new estates to have certain PD rights removed as a condition of the planning approval. Note that I said 'certain' PD rights. Removal of PD rights under a planning condition would not normally include the whole range of possible PD. It is much more usual to remove some of them. Thirdly, what happens with the new estate down the road has little bearing on your older property.

It would be very unusual to impose a wholesale article 4 direction in anything other than a conservation area. In fact, I doubt very much it would be approved, unless there are very special circumstances.

 

[Mottie]

Pretty sure when I received planning permission to build a house on my workshop plot, it said something along the lines of no Permitted Development will be allowed once it has been built.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Sure that's fairly common for new build one off houses, otherwise people will be building say a three bed house that the planners think is already the maximum size that can be accomodated on the site and then adding a couple more bedrooms, for example.

 

[Murdochcat]

Existing or new build?

If a conservation area or national park they can, I don't think they even can just decide to withdraw everyone's rights. Councils can't generally override government policy.

The estate is about 40 years old