75% of SME developers expect to build more due to Permitted Development Rights changes

75% of SME developers expect to build more due to Permitted Development Rights changes

Three quarters (75%) of small and mid-sized professional property developers expect to make use of the changes to Permitted Development Rights in the next two years to deliver more units.

Changes to permitted development rights will allow existing buildings to be converted into homes without the need to go through a full planning application.
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Source: Property Wire



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