Change of Use from Office to Residential – Exempt Areas

The government has, today, released details of the areas which have been granted exemption from the office to residential permitted development rights coming into force on May 30th 2013.

Seventeen councils have been granted exemptions from the rules in specified areas with the The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and The City of London receiving borough-wide exemption.

The Central Activities Zone (CAZ) has also received exemption. Download map here. The CAZ spans north and south of the river and the maps showing the location of the exempted area can be downloaded by clicking on the borough names:

Camden

City of London

Hackney

Islington

Lambeth

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Southwark Council

Tower Hamlets

Wandsworth Council

Westminster City Council