I think it should be kept under review, like any permitted development. As we have seen with past examples, there are always cases at the edges that concern us, and there are usually ways to refine the permitted development over time to ensure that those cases do not happen again. With the permitted development that the hon. Gentleman mentions, I think—from memory —that we ensured that the developer has to work with the local council to ensure that there are not issues with building safety or loss of amenity to the leaseholders in the building, and that the design of the extra storeys is broadly in keeping with the neighbourhood. I certainly think that the issue should be kept under review.
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Jenrick
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 29 November 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords].
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