Ben Clifford is Senior Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Ben’s research focusses on the relationship between planning reform and the modernisation of the state in the UK and he was lead author for the book The Collaborating Planner? Patricia Canelas is an architect and urban planner. Prior to her academic work, Patricia worked in practice. She is currently a researcher at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interests span the themes of urban governance, property markets and place-making. Jessica Ferm is Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research focuses on the intersection of spatial planning with the economy and she has published on planning for workspace and industry. Having worked in practice, she is co-editor of the book Planning Practice. Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate at the BartlettSchool of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research interests include real estate investment, the evolution of the retail market, food insecurity and interpreting the social form of the built environment.

• Chapter 1 The rise and rise of permitted development in England.- Chapter 2 Deregulation, neoliberalism and the planning system.- Chapter 3 The planning context for office-to-residential change of use.- Chapter 4 Understanding office-to-residential permitted development.- Chapter 5 Overview of office-to-residential conversion in England and our case studies.- Chapter 6 The Camden story: threatening the creative economy?.- Chapter 7 The Croydon story: slums of the future?.- Chapter 8 The Leeds story: city centre students and industrial estate living.- Chapter 9 The Leicester story: positive reuse or threatening an emerging private rental sector?.- Chapter 10 The Reading story: loss of affordable housing in the vibrant South East?.- Chapter 11 Alternative approaches to governing change of use: Scotland and the Netherlands.- Chapter 12 Conclusions and implications for future practice.

Ben Clifford is Senior Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Ben’s research focusses on the relationship between planning reform and the modernisation of the state in the UK and he was lead author for the book The Collaborating Planner? Patricia Canelas is an architect and urban planner. Prior to her academic work, Patricia worked in practice. She is currently a researcher at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interests span the themes of urban governance, property markets and place-making. Jessica Ferm is Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research focuses on the intersection of spatial planning with the economy and she has published on planning for workspace and industry. Having worked in practice, she is co-editor of the book Planning Practice. Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate at the BartlettSchool of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research interests include real estate investment, the evolution of the retail market, food insecurity and interpreting the social form of the built environment.

• Chapter 1 The rise and rise of permitted development in England.- Chapter 2 Deregulation, neoliberalism and the planning system.- Chapter 3 The planning context for office-to-residential change of use.- Chapter 4 Understanding office-to-residential permitted development.- Chapter 5 Overview of office-to-residential conversion in England and our case studies.- Chapter 6 The Camden story: threatening the creative economy?.- Chapter 7 The Croydon story: slums of the future?.- Chapter 8 The Leeds story: city centre students and industrial estate living.- Chapter 9 The Leicester story: positive reuse or threatening an emerging private rental sector?.- Chapter 10 The Reading story: loss of affordable housing in the vibrant South East?.- Chapter 11 Alternative approaches to governing change of use: Scotland and the Netherlands.- Chapter 12 Conclusions and implications for future practice.

Ben Clifford is Senior Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Ben’s research focusses on the relationship between planning reform and the modernisation of the state in the UK and he was lead author for the book The Collaborating Planner? Patricia Canelas is an architect and urban planner. Prior to her academic work, Patricia worked in practice. She is currently a researcher at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interests span the themes of urban governance, property markets and place-making. Jessica Ferm is Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research focuses on the intersection of spatial planning with the economy and she has published on planning for workspace and industry. Having worked in practice, she is co-editor of the book Planning Practice. Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate at the BartlettSchool of Planning, UCL, UK. Her research interests include real estate investment, the evolution of the retail market, food insecurity and interpreting the social form of the built environment.

• Chapter 1 The rise and rise of permitted development in England.- Chapter 2 Deregulation, neoliberalism and the planning system.- Chapter 3 The planning context for office-to-residential change of use.- Chapter 4 Understanding office-to-residential permitted development.- Chapter 5 Overview of office-to-residential conversion in England and our case studies.- Chapter 6 The Camden story: threatening the creative economy?.- Chapter 7 The Croydon story: slums of the future?.- Chapter 8 The Leeds story: city centre students and industrial estate living.- Chapter 9 The Leicester story: positive reuse or threatening an emerging private rental sector?.- Chapter 10 The Reading story: loss of affordable housing in the vibrant South East?.- Chapter 11 Alternative approaches to governing change of use: Scotland and the Netherlands.- Chapter 12 Conclusions and implications for future practice.