Fun Quiz

Fun Quiz! ........Test your knowledge of permitted development.

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Question 1: What is planning permission?

(a) consent needed to plan your next holiday
(b) permission required to develop your house or garden
(c) a provision of the 1936 Public Health Act


Question 2: What is permitted development?

(a): a consent granted under the building regulations
(b): planning permission granted by Article 3(1) of the GPDO 1995
(c): development I don't need permission for

Question 3: Part of the old regulations were replaced by?

(a): Peter Mandelson
(b): The Infrastucture Planning Commission
(c): Statutory Instrument 2008 No 2362

Question 4: How many routes are there to planning permission?

(a): One
(b): Sixty six
(c): Two

Question 5: Where is 'development' defined?

(a): In your local planning department
(b): In the Town & Country Planning Act 1990
(c): In the House of Lords

Question 6: 3D Guides are about:

(a): The planning permission you've already got
(b): Solar powered road signs
(c): Council tax

Question 7: How many Classes of householder development are there?

(a): 17
(b): 3
(c): 42

Question 8: What Class of development deals with porches?

(a): Class D
(b): Class K
(c): PART 2

Question 9: Permitted Development is intended to by-pass what?

(a): The centre of a town
(b): The need to apply for planning permission
(c): A faulty heart valve

Question 10: Approximately how many homes in England have permitted development rights?

(a): None
(b): About 17 million
(c): 24 Million

Question 11: Under what Class of permitted development could you build a dormer window?

(a): Class A
(b): Class B
(c): Still life Class

Question 12: Which Part of the 2008 Order deals with micro-generation?

(a): PART 40
(b): PART & Parcel
(c): PART 16

Question 13: Permitted development is known as what for short?

(a): PC
(b): PD
(c): P3

Question 14: Classes of permitted development 'permit generally...' then?

(a): limit specifically
(b): permit specifically
(c): limit generally

Question 15: You can use permitted development by:?

(a): Applying to your local council
(b): Testing a design against limiting paragraphs
(c): Asking the building inspector

Question 16: Which of the following does NOT have PARTS 1 & 2 permitted development rights

(a): A semi-detached house
(b): A bungalow
(c): A Flat

Question 17: In which UK Country do the new 2008 PD rights apply?

(a) Wales
(b) Scotland
(c) England

Question 18: What is the volume limit for roof extensions to a terrace house?

(a): 40 cubic metres
(b): 50 cubic metres
(c): 10% of the original roof volume

Question 19: Which era of housing is likely to have had permitted development rights removed?

(a) 19th Century terrace housing
(b): Inter-war hip roof semi's
(c): Houses built in the last 2 or 3 decades

Question 20: What is the best way for householders to find out about permitted development?

(a): Buy a 3D Guide for their house type
(b): Take a guess
(c): Ask the planners