A dreaded procedure amongst all budding and experienced property developers, acquiring planning permission can sometimes be the hardest part of a project. Following the government’s newly published Planning Reform Bill, out last Tuesday 27th November, hopefully now some of these pains will be things of the past.
In this recent Planning Reform Bill, it states that there will be new relaxed restrictions of the Planning White Paper. This would subsequently allow more households to build loft conversions and extensions without the need for planning permission. Scheduled for May 2008, this new Planning White Paper will have a large impact on the number of people extending their homes, with an estimated 25% reduction in the number of planning applications needed.
So if you have recently been considering added more space and value to your property, be sure to keep an eye out for the new more relaxed restrictions, as now they may well save you some capital by deciding to hold off those ambitious plans for a few months to come.
For more information about the current government planning permissions, click here for the Government Planning Portal.
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