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16/10/2008
Changes to planning permission laws commended |
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Getting planning permission to make changes to a property is now going to be a "much more straightforward process", according to the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC).
Andrew Leech, director of the NHIC was commenting in light of amendments to planning permission laws introduced on October 1st.
Mr Leech said that the credit crunch would probably prevent people from taking on costly extensions but that once that time had passed he believed that "people will be more happy" to carry out work.
He explained that safeguards would remain in place to monitor the quality of buildings. He said structures "will have to comply with building regulations, so they will be back to square one if it doesn't look good and isn't built to the right standards".
The changes to the law will mean that householders no longer have to pay the costs, which can be up to £1,000, or wait to get planning permission for extensions or loft conversions.
Lucian Cook, Savills' head of research, recently compiled the top ten places where the price of an extra bedroom would increase the value of a property the most and Gloucestershire came in top, the Telegraph reports. |
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