The Government is advocating for exemptions from planning permissions for modular and cabin-style apartments to increase housing supply, particularly in rural areas. The strategy aims to address housing shortages by allowing detached extensions in spacious gardens while ensuring that restrictions prevent developments in urban estates. Despite the intention to facilitate housing growth, the Government intends to prevent overcrowding in smaller gardens, especially given that most new homes do not have gardens large enough to accommodate such developments. The focus is on balancing the need for housing with maintaining suitable living environments in built-up areas.
The relaxation of rules around planning exemptions for cabin-style apartments primarily aims to support rural areas, but concerns about their placement in built-up estates remain.
Rural representatives express satisfaction with the new proposals as they offer flexibility for homeowners with larger gardens, alleviating unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles that previously required planning.
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