The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

Conditions E+W

M.2  Development is permitted by Class M subject to the following conditions—

(a) the development is within the curtilage of an existing school, college, university [F1 , prison] or hospital;

(b) the development is only used as part of, or for a purpose incidental to, the use of that school, college, university [F1 , prison] or hospital;

(c) any new building erected is, in the case of article 2(3) land, constructed using materials which have a similar external appearance to those used for the original school, college, university [F1 , prison] or hospital buildings; F2 ...

(d) any extension or alteration is, in the case of article 2(3) land, constructed using materials which have a similar external appearance to those used for the building being extended or altered [F3 ;]

[F3 (e) where proposed development under Class M relates to the erection, extension or alteration of a school building that results in an increase in the school’s published admission number, the developer must, within a period of six months starting with the date the development is completed, submit to the local planning authority a travel plan for the site;

(f) where proposed development under Class M relates to the erection, extension or alteration of a university building, development is permitted subject to the condition that before beginning the development the developer applies to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to—

(i) transport and highways impacts of the proposed development;

(ii) the design and external appearance of the erection, extension or alteration; or

(iii) the impact of the development on heritage and archaeology;

(g) an application required under paragraph (f) is to be made and determined in accordance with paragraph M.2A (procedure for applications for prior approval under Class M);

(h) development approved pursuant to an application under paragraph (f) is permitted subject to the condition that it is completed within a period of three years starting with the prior approval [F4 date;]]

[F5 (i) where proposed development under Class M relates to the erection, extension or alteration of an open prison building, before beginning development the developer must—

(i) assess the contamination and flood risks of the development;

(ii) identify measures to reduce, so far as practicable, any contamination or flood risks of the development;

(iii) where the development is in an area within Flood Zone 3, carry out prior consultation in accordance with paragraph M.2B (procedure for prior consultation under Class M); and

(iv) provide written notification to the local planning authority of the proposed development with the documents and information listed in sub-paragraph (j);

(j) the documents and information specified in sub-paragraph (i)(iv) are—

(i) a written description of the proposed development;

(ii) a plan indicating the site and showing the proposed development;

(iii) a drawing, prepared to an identified scale, showing—

(aa) in the case of a building to be erected, the proposed external dimensions and elevations of that building; and

(bb) in the case of a building to be extended or altered, the external dimensions and elevations of that building both before and after the proposed extension or alteration;

(iv) the proposed commencement date;

(v) written confirmation that development will not take place on any land used as a playing field, and remaining in that use, at any time in the 5 years before the proposed commencement date;

(vi) the developer’s contact address; and

(vii) the developer’s email address if the developer is content to receive communications electronically.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 Class M para. M.2 inserted (21.4.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/428), arts. 1(1), 9(5)(a) (with art. 15(3))

F2 Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 Class M para. M.2(c) omitted (21.4.2021) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/428), arts. 1(1), 9(5)(b) (with art. 15(3))

F3 Sch. 2 Pt. 7 Class M para. M.2(e)-(h) inserted (21.4.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/428), arts. 1(1), 9(5)(c) (with art. 15(1)(a)(3))

F4 Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. M.2(h) substituted (21.12.2023) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1279), arts. 1(1), 3(3)(a)

F5 Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. M.2(i)(j) inserted (21.12.2023) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1279), arts. 1(1), 3(3)(b)