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on November 16, 2020

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You can now add two storeys to your home without planning permission under new laws

Government Introduces New Permitted Development Rights As the independent review into residential properties built under existing permitted development rights is published, the government has introduced three new statutory instruments (coming into effect in September 2020) further amending both permitted development rights and the use class system, to 'deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres.' 1. Demolition of buildings and construction of new homes A new Class ZA Permitted Development Right has been introduced, for the demolition of the buildings listed below and replacement by either a single purpose built detached block of flats, or a purpose-built detached house. A single purpose-built detached block of flats, and Any single detached building established for: Office use within Class B1(a); Research and development within Class B1(b); or Industrial process within Class B1(c). There are a number of restrictions on this right and of particular note, where the...

Gas boiler ban for new homes

Gas boiler ban for new homes in three years under green deal Gas central heating could be banned altogether, under new plans to tackle climate change. British homeowners could be banned from users gas boilers altogether, as the Government ramps up plans to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. Lord Duncan of Springbank, the climate change minister, said that a new white paper would be looking at a range of options to cut the country’s carbon footprint, including scrapping gas central heating altogether. However, he admitted the “bigger decisions” within the report will have a number of consequences for infrastructure and fuel poverty, which he said would be tackled ahead of publication. The new proposals come shortly after plans were announced to ban the sale of all non-electric cars by 2035, five years earlier than previously planned. Decarbonising heating ‘will be a challenge’ Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, Lord Duncan said that one solution could be to electrify the whole grid...

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