Jenrick to let housebuilders demolish vacant buildings without planning

摘要

The government is to consult on a sweeping expansion of permitted development rights that wouldallow empty buildings to be demolished and replaced by housing without the need for a planningapplication, housing secretary Robert Jenrick said today.The new PDR would apply to vacant commercial buildings, industrial buildings and residential blocks.The only stipulation mentioned so far is that the new housing must be “well-designed newresidential units which meet natural light standards”. Upwards extentions would also be exempt fromplanning.