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This is to be read in conjunction with the plan which can be read here. The Regional Director’s strategic objective was to bring the demolition or any change of use of a pub within planning controls. Planning applications would mean community consultation. In a majority of cases, development might be welcomed and approved, but some historic pubs would be saved that would otherwise be demolished or converted to other uses if existing permitted development rights remained.

A new forum was required at London CAMRA regional level for those acting as Branch Pub Protection Officers to support each other in high profile pub campaigns, spread best practice in supporting their local planning officers and councillors in implementing appropriate pub protection policies and maintain collective political pressure to close the permitted development loopholes in the current planning framework. This role was separate from and additional to the architectural pub heritage preservation and promotion remit of the London Pubs Group.

Version 2 of the first draft strategy document can be downloaded below Permitted Development — Killing our Pubs!