Research shows that buildings converted into homes under permitted development rights (PDR) provide significantly worse residential quality, particularly in terms of size, amenity space and location, than homes given full planning permission.
Scotland’s urban and subnational policies are often frenetic and strikingly incoherent. Here are three policy interventions that shed light on directions of travel for policymaking.
The Productivity Institute provided written evidence to the ‘Funding for Levelling Up’ inquiry conducted by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee. The inquiry looked at the funds available for Levelling Up and how effectively resources are directed to those areas most in need and its report was ublished in May 2023.
This note forms part of IPPO’s work on spatial inequality. It aims to prompt conversations about the most effective potential policy actions at multiple levels; lessons learned; and emerging possibilities.
