The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

Conditions E+W

A.2—(1) Class A(a) and Class A(c) development is permitted subject to the condition that any antenna or supporting apparatus, radio equipment housing or development ancillary to radio equipment housing constructed, installed, altered or replaced on a building in accordance with that permission shall, so far as is practicable, be sited so as to minimise its effect on the external appearance of the building.

(2) Class A(a) and Class A(c) development is permitted subject to the condition that any apparatus or structure provided in accordance with that permission shall be removed from the land, building or structure on which it is situated—

[F1 (a) if such development was carried out in an emergency on any article 1(5) land or on any land which is, or is within, a site of special scientific interest, at the expiry of the relevant period, or]

(b) in any other case, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is no longer required for telecommunication purposes,

and such land, building or structure shall be restored to its condition before the development took place, or to any other condition as may be agreed in writing between the local planning authority and the developer.

(3) Class A(b) development is permitted subject to the condition that any apparatus or structure provided in accordance with that permission shall at the expiry of the relevant period be removed from the land and the land restored to its condition before the development took place.

(4) [F2 Subject to paragraph (4A)(b), Class A development on–

(a) article 1(5) land or land which is, or is within, a site of special scientific interest, or

(b) any other land and consisting of the construction, installation, alteration or replacement of a mast on a building or structure, or of a public call box, or of radio equipment housing with a volume in excess of 2.5 cubic metres or of development ancillary to radio equipment housing–

is permitted subject, except in a case of emergency, to the following conditions–]

(i) where the proposed development consists of the installation of a mast within 3 kilometres of the perimeter of an aerodrome, the developer shall notify the Civil Aviation Authority or the Secretary of State for Defence, as appropriate, of the proposal, before making the application required by sub-paragraph (ii);

(ii) before beginning the development, the developer shall apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required to the siting and appearance of the development;

(iii) the application shall be accompanied—

(aa) by a written description of the proposed development and a plan indicating its proposed location together with any fee required to be paid; and

(bb) where sub-paragraph (i) applies, by evidence that the Civil Aviation Authority or the Secretary of State for Defence, as the case may be, has been notified of the proposal;

[F3 (iv) the development shall not be begun before the occurrence of one of the following–

(aa) the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice of their determination that such prior approval is not required;

(bb) where the local planning authority gives the applicant written notice that such prior approval is required, the giving of that approval to the applicant, in writing, within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which they received his application;

(cc) where the local planning authority gives the applicant written notice that such prior approval is required, the expiry of a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the local planning authority received his application without the local planning authority notifying the applicant, in writing, that such approval is given or refused; or

(dd) the expiry of a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the local planning authority received the application without the local planning authority notifying the applicant, in writing, of their determination as to whether such prior approval is required;]

(v) the development shall, except to the extent that the local planning authority otherwise agree in writing, be carried out—

(aa) where prior approval has been given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv)(bb), in accordance with the details approved;

(bb) in any other case, in accordance with the details submitted with the application;

and

(vi) the development shall be begun—

(aa) where prior approval has been given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv)(bb), not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date on which approval was given;

(bb) in any other case, not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date on which the local planning authority were given the information referred to in sub-paragraph (iii).

[F4 (4A) Class A development consisting of:

(a) the construction, installation, alteration or replacement of a mast (other than on a building or structure); or

(b) such development carried out in conjunction with any development specified in paragraph A.2(4)(b)–

is permitted subject, except in a case of emergency, to the following conditions–

(i) where the proposed development consists of the installation of a mast within 3 kilometres of the perimeter of an aerodrome, the developer shall notify the Civil Aviation Authority or the Secretary of State for Defence, as appropriate, of the proposal, before making the application required by sub-paragraph (iii);

(ii) the developer shall display a site notice by site display on or near the land on which the proposed development is to be carried out, leaving the notice in position for a period of not less than 21 days beginning with the date on which the application required by sub-paragraph (iii) is made to the local planning authority (provided that, where the site notice is, without any fault or intention of the developer, removed, obscured or defaced before the end of the 21 day period, the developer shall be treated as having complied with the requirements of this sub-paragraph if he has taken reasonable steps for the protection of the notice and, if need be, its replacement);

(iii) before beginning the development, the developer shall apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required to the siting and appearance of the development;

(iv) the application shall be accompanied–

(aa) by a written description of the proposed development and a plan indicating its proposed location together with any fee required to be paid; and

(bb) where sub-paragraph (i) applies, by evidence that the Civil Aviation Authority or the Secretary of State for Defence, as the case may be, has been notified of the proposal; and

(cc) a copy of the site notice displayed in accordance with sub-paragraph (ii), and a plan indicating where it is displayed;

(v) the development shall not be begun before the occurrence of one of the following–

(aa) the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice of their determination that such prior approval is not required;

(bb) where the local planning authority gives the applicant written notice that such prior approval is required, the giving of that approval to the applicant, in writing, within a period of 42 days beginning with the date on which they received his application;

(cc) where the local planning authority gives the applicant written notice that such prior approval is required, the expiry of a period of 42 days beginning with the date on which the local planning authority received his application without the local planning authority notifying the applicant, in writing, that such approval is given or refused; or

(dd) the expiry of a period of 42 days beginning with the date on which the local planning authority received the application without the local planning authority notifying the applicant in writing of their determination as to whether such prior approval is required;

(vi) the development shall, except to the extent that the local planning authority otherwise agree in writing, be carried out–

(aa) where prior approval has been given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (v)(bb), in accordance with the details approved;

(bb) in any other case, in accordance with the details submitted with the application;

(vii) the development shall be begun–

(aa) where prior approval has been given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (v)(bb), not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date on which approval was given;

(bb) in any other case, not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date on which the local planning authority were given the information referred to in sub-paragraph (iv).]

(5) In a case of emergency, development F5 ... is permitted by Class A subject to the condition that the operator shall give written notice to the local planning authority of such development as soon as possible after the emergency begins.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(2)(a) substituted (9.7.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1661), arts. 1(1), 3(e) (with art. 5)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(4) substituted (9.7.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1661), arts. 1(1), 3(f)(i) (with art. 5)

F3 Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(4)(iv) substituted (9.7.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1661), arts. 1(1), 3(f)(ii) (with art. 5)

F4 Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(4A) inserted (9.7.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1661), arts. 1(1), 3(g) (with art. 5)

F5 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(5) revoked (9.7.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1661), arts. 1(1), 3(h) (with art. 5)