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Monday 23 March 2020

COVID-19: Planning Relaxation For Cafes, Restaurants & Pubs

A new permitted development right has been granted to cafes, restaurants and pubs  in England to allow them to use their premises for the additional business of providing a takeaway or delivery service for hot and cold food. This will run from 10 am tomorrow 24 March 2020 to 23 March 2021. Th relevant legislation is the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 SI/2020/330.