Closed petition: Stop the permitted development right to extend upwards

Closed on 17 June 2025

We urge the Government to stop the permitted development right to extend upwards. We think this policy benefits developers & freeholders, harming leaseholders & residents, causing financial, structural, & emotional strain. Meant to ease housing shortages, we think it is now a profit-driven scheme.

We think these developments could:
- Undermine building safety, creating both risks during building works and long-term risks.
- Devalue flats, leaving leaseholders financially trapped.
- Raise service charges.
- Disrupt daily life, causing noise, dust, and restricted access, ruining residents’ well-being.
- Prioritise profits over communities, neglecting local needs.

This petition urges the Government to protect leaseholders, property rights, and communities from exploitation and disruption.