IHBC submits evidence to Parliamentary Committee on Permitted Development Rights

The IHBC has submitted its response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on Permitted Development Rights, highlighting the likely impact of recent changes to Permitted Development (PD) and more.

[members of the public] …expect designation to mean something…

…pressing need to make Conservation Areas simpler…

The IHBC writes:

Domestic property in Conservation Areas still has a considerable amount of permitted development rights…Members of the public are concerned by what they consider to be harmful alterations to buildings in Conservation Areas, often being carried out by their neighbours. They expect designation to mean something and they are surprised to hear that Conservation Areas offer such weak protection with permitted development rights without additional Article 4 controls.

What residents, property owners, businesses and even those set to destroy buildings need is simplicity and consistency.  There are variations in controls from area to area, and even street to street.  The public do not understand Article 4 and they are complex, time consuming and highly political to impose.  There is a pressing need to make Conservation Areas simpler, more consistent, more open, and understandable. There is a need for Conservation Area designations to give the kind of protection expected by the public.’

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