The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the Town & Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England)(Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No. 632) (the regulations).

The report explained that the regulations introduced Regulations 20 and 21 to amend Parts 4 and 12 of the GPDO relating to temporary use of open spaces, which had come into force on 25 June 2020.  They also amended some of the changes of use permitted development criteria in Part 3 of the GPDO to require that residential units were provided with access to natural light.  A new part to the GPDO had also been introduced (Part 20) to allow existing blocks of flats to be extended upwards for residential purposes, which would come into force on 1 August 2020.  This report set out detail on these changes and a commentary on how officers viewed them.

Resolved -    That the report be noted.