Welsh Chief Planner Rosemary Thomas has written to Welsh local planning authorities highlighting a raft of changes to the permitted development regime which will come into force on 28 April.
New permitted development rights for industry, businesses, educational institutions and hospitals in Wales will kick in then.
The Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2014 will amend Parts 8 and 32 of the General Permitted Development Order and introduce new Parts 41 and 42.
It will:
• provide more flexible permitted development rights (PDRs) for industrial and warehouse premises, schools, colleges, universities and hospitals
• provide new permitted development rights for offices, shops, financial and professional services
• require the use of porous or permeable materials for hard standings associated with industrial and warehouse development
• provide PDRs for cycle and refuse stores
• provide greater protection for World Heritage Sites for the classes of development in the Amendment Order.
The Compensation Regulations are amended and consolidated by The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (Wales) Regulations 2014 to take account of the new PDRs.
