DEMOLITION AND CHANGE OF USE OF PUB BUILDINGS

Early day motion 208, tabled 2 July 2014 by Charlotte Leslie (Conservative). Signed by 104 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 57, Conservative 23, Liberal Democrat 19, Plaid Cymru 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1.