<p>The High Court has dismissed a claim for judicial review challenging changes made in England to permitted development rights and the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/764/contents/made" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Use Classes Order 1987</a>. The changes: </p><ul><li>from 31 August 2020, permit the construction of one or two additional storeys above certain single dwelling houses or above certain detached or terraced building used for commercial purposes, so that no planning permission is required</li><li>from 31 August 2020, permit the demolition of a block of flats or certain commercial buildings and their rebuilding for residential use, so that no planning permission is required</li><li>from 1 September 2020, introduce a new commercial, business and service use class (referred to as ‘Class E’), with the effect that changes of use of buildings or land within that use class do not require planning permission</li></ul><p>Rights: Community: Action, a non-governmental campaigning organisation, challenged the government, arguing that in introducing the legislation making the changes, the government:</p><ul><li>breached requirements to carry out strategic environmental assessment, </li><li>failed to comply with the public sector equality duty, and</li><li><failed to comply with requirements for lawful consultation. <</li></ul>
Source: LexisNexis Purpose Built
New permitted development rights and Class E use class found lawful
