PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DEMOLITION AND CHANGE OF USE OF PUB BUILDINGS (1 July 2014)

That this House believes that permitted development rights are leaving pubs in England vulnerable to demolition or conversion to a range of retail uses without planning permission; further believes, in light of evidence from the Campaign for Real Ale, that two pubs a week are converted to supermarkets, and that these planning loopholes are contributing to the loss of valued community amenities; is concerned that local people are being denied a say in the future of their neighbourhoods; and so urges the Government to bring forward amendments to the General Permitted Development Order 1995 so that any demolition or change of use involving the loss of a pub would require planning permission.

Sponsored by:
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative)