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Practical planning advice

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Recent events of interest to the UK design and construction industry include the issuing of proposals by the DETR that appellants should include public-inquiry hearing costs in proposals. The government's aim in this proposal is to move more inquiries to the hearing procedure. Other recent events include a legal ruling on a case concerning an enforcement notice in change of use pertaining to dwelling houses. The Court of Appeal ruled that self-contained holiday accommodation comprises a dwelling house, despite the mode of occupation.

Cases, Housing, City planning, Urban planning

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Planning: practical advice

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Permitted development law has been changed with the introduction of the General Development Order (GDO) of 1995. The GDO defines which developments require planning permission. Permitted development has been granted to universities, hospitals, schools and colleges for extending their property up to 250 cu mt.

Building, Developing, and General Contracting, Building Construction, Buildings, Building permits

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Some lofty ideas

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Regulations make it difficult for homeowners in the UK to build extensions onto their homes. The use of completion notices, which are hardly ever used, would ease the job of planning authorities.

United Kingdom, Residential Building Construction, Housing Additions & Alterations, Remodeling and renovation, Home remodeling

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