
COVID and Home Activities
The COVID virus has had a huge impact on the world and will no doubt have very far ranging and long lasting impacts on the world economy, society and the environment. One apparent impact has been greater isolation and a big increase in people working from home and staying at home for longer periods of time. Mostly this has been done on an informal basis but equally it can be formalised. The Development Regulations 2008 have restated that home activity requirements means use of a site by a person resident on the site:- Assistance by more than 1 person who is not resident in the dwelling Use (whether temporarily or permanently) of a floor area exceeding 30 square metres The imposition of the services provided by the public utility organisation…