{"id":91302,"date":"2021-03-31T08:53:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T07:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=91302"},"modified":"2021-03-31T08:53:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T07:53:52","slug":"new-planning-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/new-planning-rules\/91302\/","title":{"rendered":"New planning rules allow commercial buildings to be changed into housing"},"content":{"rendered":"

New planning rules will help support the creation of homes while also giving high streets a new lease of life \u2013 removing eyesores, transforming unused buildings and making the most of brownfield land<\/h2>\n

The package also introduces a new fast track for extending public service buildings<\/a>. New planning rules allow for bigger extensions to existing public buildings including schools, colleges, universities and hospitals.<\/p>\n

This will help deliver more classrooms and hospital space by enabling them to extend further and faster, as we emerge from the pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new homes will be delivered through a simpler \u2018prior approval\u2019 process instead of a full planning application and will be subject to high standards, ensuring they provide adequate natural light and meet space standards.<\/p>\n

The changes mean they would be able to extend further and faster, helping to quickly deliver more classrooms and hospital space.<\/p>\n

This will mean that vital public buildings will be expanded more quickly through the planning system with a faster, more streamlined planning process.<\/p>\n

This announcement supports a series of recent measures introduced to help high streets recover once lockdown restrictions are lifted which include:<\/p>\n