We, the undersigned, express our deep concern about the latest proposals for the expansion of Permitted Development Rights in England. These proposals will lower housing standards and accessible natural green infrastructure provision, extinguish local democracy, and end public participation. Communities and their local councils have simply lost control of many of the forms of development that matter most to them. Permissions for over one million new homes are already in place but not built out according to the Local Government Association. There is little case to be made that the current s...