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200505 | There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road
Fresh calls for A30 improvements in west Cornwall
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:54am 5th May 2020.
There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road.
Campaigners are pushing the government for better road links between St Erth and Penzance. read more »
200111 | Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’
Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’
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Government confirms relaxed Permitted Development rules with no neighbour complaints via upwards extensions
Jenrick confirms relaxed rules to boost housing provision via upwards extensions and office demolitions
30 September 2019 by John Geoghegan and Colin Marrs
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick today announced that the government will push ahead with controversial plans to ease planning rules to allow upwards extensions of properties and the demolition of commercial buildings to make way for new homes.
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Property rules BOMBSHELL: You could add a two-storey extension WITHOUT planning permission ‘permission in principle’
Key changes:
Housing secretary announced plans to allow homeowners to build two-storey extensions in a further rollout of permitted development rights (PDR), first unveiled last year
The new rights will first be given to blocks of flats and then extended to all detached homes.
According to reports, controversial proposals to allow commercial buildings to be demolished and rebuilt as residential without planning permission have also been confirmed. read more »