On 6th September regulations were laid in Parliament to amend the Town & Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 and the Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2011, with some changes coming into force 1st October 2011 and some 1st December 2011. These changes include new permitted development rights for householders to install micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps; the installation of electrical outlets for the recharging of electrical vehicles in off-street public and private car parks and amendments to clarify that local authorities can install on-street charging points for electric vehicles as permitted development. The changes to the advertisement regulations give deemed consent to installers of charging points and energy suppliers to display … Continue reading
Changes to the General Permitted Development Order
On 6th September regulations were laid in Parliament to amend the Town & Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 and the Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2011, with some changes coming into force 1st October 2011 and some 1st December 2011. These changes include new permitted development rights for householders to install micro wind turbines and air source heat pumps; the installation of electrical outlets for the recharging of electrical vehicles in off-street public and private car parks and amendments to clarify that local authorities can install on-street charging points for electric vehicles as permitted development. The changes to the advertisement regulations give deemed consent to installers of charging points and energy suppliers to display … Continue reading