PD Rights - Rural to Residential - Not so clear Cut

Thinking of converted your redundant barn to a dwelling under permitted development rights? Well, the ability to do so may not apply to you - as I have had to tell many clients as indicated in the House of Commons debate on 24 February 2014 where Nick Boles made it clear that he would think hard about the appropriateness of this measure in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a clear hint that PD rights for barn conversions (and the conversion of other agricultural buildings) to residential use could well be excluded in such ares as well as in rural Conservation Areas and other sites covered by Article 1(5) of the GPDO.  Be patient and wait .. 

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