Tag: Permitted Development Rights



Property Specialists Comment on the Government’s Latest PDR Move

Property specialists comment on the governments latest PDR move
Posted on 15 October, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

This week the government has  confirmed that Permitted Development Rights (PDR), allowing the conversion of office space to residential use without full planning permission, will no longer expire on the 30th of May 2016 but are here to stay. Here two... Read More

Government delays plans for extension of Office to Resi Scheme

Posted on 10 September, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

The Government has been forced to delay plans to extend the scheme which makes it easier to convert offices to residential use, amid fears that the permitted development rights legislation is depleting office stock and driving up rents, says commercial... Read More

Office to Resi Conversions putting pressure on Newcastle Supply

Posted on 21 August, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Despite Newcastle facing the “challenge” of dwindling office space, yet another abandoned city centre office block has been added to a clutch of buildings about to receive a residential makeover. Aidan House — once the Tyneside headquarters of... Read More

Over 11m sq ft of Office Space has been Lost to PDR says Report

Posted on 17 April, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

According to research by Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), more than 11m sq ft of office space has been earmarked for alternative use since the relaxation of planning rules nearly two years ago. LSH’s Office Market Report for 2015 reveals that an area... Read More

Offices to Homes plan for Newcastle’s Regent Centre

Posted on 2 April, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Uncategorised

An landmark North-East business complex — once the biggest office site in Europe — could be converted to residential accommodation after changing hands for the second time in five months. In September last year Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate... Read More

Pubs to be offered Greater Protection under New Law

Posted on 28 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Despite the fact that consumers are now spending more than at any point since the financial crisis, the local pub remains under threat, with many of those forced to close in the past year being turned into convenience stores or discount units. However, a new... Read More

The City and Westminster move to stem flood of Office Conversions

Posted on 18 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Two London planning authorities have taken steps to cut the number of developers snapping up offices and turning them into luxury housing. In the first move of its kind, owners wanting to convert City of London offices into flats and apartments will... Read More

Offices to Homes Scheme proves Popular in Northamptonshire

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

More and more landlords are applying to convert empty offices into residential accommodation before a temporary change to the planning system runs out in 17 months’ time, a leading commercial property agent has claimed. Under the Government's... Read More

Croydon prepares Business Rates Autonomy bid and Permitted Development Crackdown

Posted on 15 October, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Croydon has called for greater business rates autonomy to support its plans to transform the London borough into a premier office location. The council hopes to create close to 3 million sq ft of Grade A office space in a bid to attract tech and... Read More

BPF expresses concern over Office to Resi proposals

Posted on 26 September, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has broadly backed the extension of permitted development rights, allowing office to residential conversions without the need to seek planning permission. However, while giving its support to proposals to extend... Read More