Moved by
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
14: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—
“Permitted development: change of use to residential
Where the Secretary of State, in exercising the powers conferred by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, makes a general permitted development in respect of change of use to residential use as dwelling-houses, the developer must apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to—
(a) transport and highway impacts of the development;
(b) contamination risks on the site;
(c) flooding risks on the site;
(d) noise impacts of the development;
(e) minimum space standards for the dwelling-houses;
(f) in cases where the authority considers the building to which the development relates is located in an area that is important for provision of particular services (for example, offices), whether the introduction of, or an increase in, a residential use of premises in the area would have an adverse impact on the sustainability of the provision of those services;
(g) whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987;
(h) impacts of air quality and noise on the intended occupiers of the development; and
(i) the impact of neighbouring buildings and their uses on the intended occupiers of the development.”