PDR producing “low quality housing” according to RICS report

By Richard Hook2018-05-01T03:45:00

Research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested that only 30% of units delivered through permitted development rights meet national space standards.

The government has continued to significantly expand permitted development rights for residential conversions with a series of regulation changes since 2005, including encouraging the conversion of industrial, office and agricultural buildings to housing.

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