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Authorise LA's to revoke planning permission to developers of sub-standard homes

Submitted on Tuesday 14th May 2019

Rejected on Monday 17th June 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Authorise LA's to revoke planning permission to developers of sub-standard homes

Petition Details

Some developers have constructed houses with serious defects on several separate sites, including a lack of firebreaks, and essential remedial work is not completed quickly. The developers take advantage of the shortage of housing to sell substandard homes, as there is currently no legal deterrent.

Additional Information

Numerous reports list the problems on new estates - including Northants Evening Telegraph 1 May 2019 : The Oxford Times 25 April 2019 : Northampton Chronicle and Echo 21 March 2019 : BBC News 6 March 2019 ( Couple's dream Persimmon home had 700 faults) The Local Authority is not providing an appropriate duty of care to the purchasers of defective houses they have granted planning permission for, and which the government endorses through the Help to Buy scheme.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

Planning permission gives a developer the right to build on land or change the use of existing buildings. We aren't sure what you would like to happen as a result of revoking that permission when the building has already been completed.

You could start a new petition requiring local authorities to refuse future applications for planning permission from developers who have been successfully taken to court for having provided sub-standard homes if that is something you would like to see happen.

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