The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/418) (“the GPDO”) grants planning permission for specified development without the need for a planning application. The amendments made to it in this Order apply to England only.

Paragraph (2) of article 2 of this Order replaces an incorrect reference to paragraph (11)(b) in article 6(5) of the GPDO.

Paragraph (3) amends Class I of Part 3 (changes of use) of Schedule 2 to the GPDO to give permitted development rights for changes of use from buildings used as dwellinghouses to buildings used as small scale houses in multiple occupation.

An impact assessment has been prepared in relation to this Order. It has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament and copies may be obtained from the Planning Directorate, the Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU or www.communities.gov.uk.