This is nothing new in the world of property but one way to get on with the business of creating much needed homes for local people at decent rents is to buy commercial and turn it into residential.

Permitted Development which comes from a general planning permission granted not by the local authority but by the Government has opened up the possibility of turning many empty shops, warehouses, offices etc into housing.

With SO many empty shops locally this has made a real difference especially to smaller developers and the best bit is, you don’t have to wait a year or two for full planning permission before you can start. Obviously there is some red tape but little in comparison to the standard planning regime.

I’m thrilled to be getting on with my much needed job of creating decent places for people to live that they can afford.

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