§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to amend the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 to include an additional condition to prevent development on grounds of intrusion; and if he will make a statement. [134796]
§ Keith HillAs part of the planning reform agenda, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is undertaking a review of the permitted development rights granted by the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development Rights) Order 1995. A research report commissioned from Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners Ltd. (available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister website) makes a number of recommendations to address concerns about privacy and overlooking. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will be seeking views on these recommendations as part of a wider consultation on possible changes to the Order.