Purpose

The Department for Levelling Up,
Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) is seeking views on
additional
flexibilities to support housing delivery, the agricultural sector,
businesses, high streets and open prisons; and a call for evidence
on nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and
diversification.
 
Given the broad range of topics
covered and the need to focus resources, the following approach has
been taken with the response:
•      
Focussed response to
those proposals which may affect the Councils’ current and
future LP approach and other material concerns
•      
Not respond to
questions relating to the extension of PD (Class M) to include open
prisons
•      
Not respond to the
call for evidence regarding nature-based solutions, farm efficiency
projects, and diversification
•      
Not respond to Farm
efficiency projects questions
 
Consultation closes on 25
September 2023 and further information can be viewed on
the DLUHC webpage for the consultation document: HYPERLINK-

Permitted development rights - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
 
Feedback is requested via
submission of written responses to the answered questions included
within the document; the councils’ response is set out in
Appendix 1 with responses proposed for many of the questions but
not all.
 
Within the draft response,
many of the key responses relate to:

•      
the application of local design codes to certain
permitted development rights

•      
changes to certain permitted development rights that
allow for the change of use to dwellinghouses

•      
changes to certain permitted development rights that
allow agricultural diversification and development on agricultural
units

•      
changes to certain permitted development rights that
allow for non-domestic extensions and the erection of new
industrial and warehouse buildings
•      
changes to the permitted development right that
allows for the temporary use of land to allow markets to operate
for more days
 
Note that the response
is proposed to be joint by Cambridge City Council and South
Cambridgeshire District Council, subject to each council’s
individual decision sign of process.

Content

To submit the
response to the open consultation on permitted development rights
as set out in Appendix 1.
 
Delegated authority is given to the
Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development to agree any
minor amendments to the response in order to finalise the joint
response.

Reasons for the decision

To
provide feedback on the consultation reflecting issues relevant to
Greater Cambridge.

Alternative options considered

The Council could choose to not respond to
consultation, but if no response is made by GCSP, DLUHC would not
be made aware of the Council’s views on the proposed changes
to the Permitted Development Rights consulted on through the
consultation.