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The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 3:
- art. 3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2010/2020 Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(3)(4)
- art. 3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2010/2020 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)-(4)
- art. 3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2011/950 Sch. para. 1(1)
- art. 3 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2014/2935 art. 11(3)
- art. 3 modified by S.I. 2012/1914 art. 17
- art. 3 modified by S.I. 2012/1914 art. 18 Sch. 1
- art. 3 modified by S.I. 2012/1914 art. 39(5)
- art. 3 modified by S.I. 2013/648 art. 80(3)(4)
- art. 3 restricted by S.I. 2013/648 art. 80(1)(2)
- art. 3 restricted by S.I. 2014/2933 Sch. para. 1
- art. 3(10) excluded by 2008 c. 18 s. 15(1)
- art. 3(10) word substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(a)
- art. 3(10) words inserted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(c)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2011/1824 Sch. 6 para. 2
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(2)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(a)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(b)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(i)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(ii)
- art. 3(10) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(iii)
- art. 3(11) words inserted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(c)
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2011/1824 Sch. 6 para. 3
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(a)
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2016/58 Sch. 9 para. 1(3)(b)
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(i)
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(ii)
- art. 3(11) words substituted by S.I. 2017/567 Sch. 10 para. 1(2)(b)(iii)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
- Order applied by 2008 c. 18 s. 13(2)
- Order applied by S.I. 2023/256 art. 3(2)
- Order applied (Crown) (with modifications) by S.I. 2006/1282 art. 16 Sch. 1
- Order revoked by S.I. 2015/596 Sch. 4 para. 1
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 39 added by S.I. 2007/952 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4 inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 000H.3-00H.4 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 000A.3 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 000B.3-00B.4 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 added by S.I. 2007/406 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 added by S.I. 2008/675 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 added by S.I. 2012/748 art. 5 Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(p) added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(12)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4A A.4B added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(16)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 inserted by S.I. 2010/654 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class A para. A.1(j) inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class B para. B.1(f) inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class D para. D.8 D.9 inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(da) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(ea) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(ca) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(ba) inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.3(8A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(14)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.1(e) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.2(aa) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.1(f) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.2(f) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(c) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(iva) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(va) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.3 H.4 H.5 inserted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 34-38 inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(6)(a) Sch. Pt. 2
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 4 Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 42 inserted by S.I. 2014/592 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17A inserted by S.I. 2019/330 Sch. 1
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6A inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 3
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A inserted by S.I. 2020/367 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A inserted by S.I. 2020/420 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 3
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class D inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.1(d) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.1(e) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.2(e) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 000H.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 000H.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 000A.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 000A.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 000B.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 000B.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 substituted by S.I. 2011/2056 art. 2(4) Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(g)(iii) substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(4) substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(13)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1 substituted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(i) substituted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.1 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.1 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.3 B.4 B.5 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 substituted by S.I. 2012/1346 art 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 heading substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(ii)(iia) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(ii) by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(a) word inserted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(e) word inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 word inserted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G.1 word omitted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(iii) word omitted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(b) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(c) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G.1 word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class B para. B.1 word substituted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 6(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(b) word substituted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(i) words added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(8)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class A para. A.2(1)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class B para. B.5 words inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(d) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(e) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(a) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(c) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(ia) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(iii) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(vii) words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(v)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12 Class A para. A words inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 heading words inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 4(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(i) words omitted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(8)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class A para. 000A.1(f) words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class E para. 000E.1(a) words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 000H words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 000B words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(g)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(h)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(h)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class A para. A.1(f) words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class E para. E.1(a) words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 para. A words substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 4 para. 50(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. B.4 added by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(ea) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 4(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4 inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 4(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(9A) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. B.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. C.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. D.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. E.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. F.A1 inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. G.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(6) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. B.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(i) substituted by S.I. 2012/1346 art 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. C.1(i) substituted by S.I. 2012/1346 art 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(e) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.4 words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(1)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.4 words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(1)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. A.2 inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 5(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. A.1(a) substituted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 5(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. A.2 substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(11) added by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(2)(e) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. M.1(a) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(7) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(3)(a) substituted by S.I. 2015/377 Sch. para. 34(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. B.1 word substituted by S.I. 2014/592 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. K words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. K.2(a) words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(5)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(8)(b) words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words omitted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words omitted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words substituted by S.I. 2014/469 Sch. 3 para. 188
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. M.2(c)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(6)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(d) inserted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(c) substituted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(b) word omitted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 para. E words substituted by S.I. 2014/469 Sch. 3 para. 189
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.5 full stop omitted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 6(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.2(ca) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 6(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.1(j) inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.1(f) inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. D.8 D.9 inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.2(1)(a) semi-colon omitted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.1(h) word omitted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.1(d) word omitted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.1(i) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.1(e) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.2(1)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.5 words inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.1(d) inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.1(d) inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.4 inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 3(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.1(b) word omitted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.1(c) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 3(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 3(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(c) inserted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(b) substituted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. G.1(ai) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 5(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(p) added by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(13)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4A A.4B added by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(20)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(ia) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4A)(4B) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(15)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(16)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(8A) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(18)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(3) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(b) substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(g)(iii) substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(h)(ii) substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4) substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(14)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(j)(iii) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(k)(ii) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(q)-(s) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(q)-(t) by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(f)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4 words added by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(19)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4 words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4 words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(5)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(g)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(b) words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(17)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4 words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(19)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(m)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(1) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(7)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(i) words omitted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(c) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(1) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(7)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(g)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(h)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l)(iii) words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(12)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4 words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(19)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(j)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. A.3(b) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.5 words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. A.3(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.5 words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 32 para. C inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 10
- Sch. 2 Pt. 32 para. C substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 7
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 para. A.3 word substituted by S.I. 2008/502 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 para. A.2(c) words substituted by S.I. 2008/502 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. G.1 full stop substituted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 2(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. J words deleted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. A.1(c)(i)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. G.1 words omitted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 2(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 11(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 11(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 para. A.1(a) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 11(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.1(h) and word inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(ba) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.1(d) and word inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(aa) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. C.1(e) and word inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. D.1 substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.1(f) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(b) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.1(b)(v) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(a) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. C.1(c) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. G words inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(c) words substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(c)
- Sch. 2A inserted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(4)
- art. 1(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2008/675 art. 2(2)
- art. 1(6A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 3(1)
- art. 1(7)-(12) added by S.I. 2004/3156 Sch. 3 para. 2
- art. 1(7)-(12) inserted by S.I. 2003/956 Sch. 6 para. 2
- art. 1(13) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(3)
- art. 3(12)(g) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(4)
- art. 3(13) added by S.I. 2004/3156 Sch. 3 para. 3
- art. 3(13) inserted by S.I. 2003/956 Sch. 6 para. 3
- art. 4(3)(aaa) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(1)(a)
- art. 4(3)(aa)(ab) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(5)(a)
- art. 4(3A) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(2)
- art. 4(3A) words omitted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(2)(c)
- art. 4(5A) inserted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(2)(e)
Permitted developmentE+W
3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order and regulations 60 to 63 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994 M1 (general development orders), planning permission is hereby granted for the classes of development described as permitted development in Schedule 2.
(2) Any permission granted by paragraph (1) is subject to any relevant exception, limitation or condition specified in Schedule 2.
(3) References in the following provisions of this Order to permission granted by Schedule 2 or by any Part, Class or paragraph of that Schedule are references to the permission granted by this article in relation to development described in that Schedule or that provision of that Schedule.
(4) Nothing in this Order permits development contrary to any condition imposed by any planning permission granted or deemed to be granted under Part III of the Act otherwise than by this Order.
(5) The permission granted by Schedule 2 shall not apply if—
(a)in the case of permission granted in connection with an existing building, the building operations involved in the construction of that building are unlawful;
(b)in the case of permission granted in connection with an existing use, that use is unlawful.
(6) The permission granted by Schedule 2 shall not, except in relation to development permitted by Parts 9, 11, 13 or 30, authorise any development which requires or involves the formation, laying out or material widening of a means of access to an existing highway which is a trunk road or classified road, or creates an obstruction to the view of persons using any highway used by vehicular traffic, so as to be likely to cause danger to such persons.
(7) Any development falling within Part 11 of Schedule 2 authorised by an Act or order subject to the grant of any consent or approval shall not be treated for the purposes of this Order as authorised unless and until that consent or approval is obtained, except where the Act was passed or the order made after 1st July 1948 and it contains provision to the contrary.
(8) Schedule 2 does not grant permission for the laying or construction of a notifiable pipe-line, except in the case of the laying or construction of a notifiable pipe-line by a [F1public gas transporter] in accordance with Class F of Part 17 of that Schedule.
(9) Except as provided in Part 31, Schedule 2 does not permit any development which requires or involves the demolition of a building, but in this paragraph “building" does not include part of a building.
[F2(10) Subject to paragraph (12), Schedule 1 development or Schedule 2 development within the meaning of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (“the EIA Regulations") is not permitted by this Order unless:
(a)the local planning authority has adopted a screening opinion under regulation 5 of those Regulations that the development is not EIA development;
(b)the Secretary of State has made a screening direction under regulation 4(7) or 6(4) of those Regulations that the development is not EIA development; or
(c)the Secretary of State has given a direction under regulation 4(4) of those Regulations that the development is exempted from the application of those Regulations.
(11) Where:
(a)the local planning authority has adopted a screening opinion pursuant to regulation 5 of the EIA Regulations that development is EIA development and the Secretary of State has in relation to that development neither made a screening direction to the contrary under regulation 4(7) or 6(4) of those Regulations nor directed under regulation 4(4) of those Regulations that the development is exempted from the application of those Regulations; or
(b)the Secretary of State has directed that development is EIA development,
that development shall be treated, for the purposes of paragraph (10), as development which is not permitted by this Order.]
(12) Paragraph (10) does not apply to—
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)development which consists of the carrying out by a drainage body within the meaning of the Land Drainage Act 1991 M2 of improvement works within the meaning of [F4the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999];
F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)development for which permission is granted by Part 7, Class D of Part 8, Part 11, Class B of Part 12, Class F(a) of Part 17, Class A or Class B of Part 20 or Class B of Part 21 of Schedule 2;
(e)development for which permission is granted by Class C or Class D of Part 20, Class A of Part 21 or Class B of Part 22 of Schedule 2 where the land in, on or under which the development is to be carried out is—
(i)in the case of Class C or Class D of Part 20, on the same authorised site,
(ii)in the case of Class A of Part 21, on the same premises or, as the case may be, the same ancillary mining land,
(iii)in the case of Class B of Part 22, on the same land or, as the case may be, on land adjoining that land,
as that in, on or under which development of any description permitted by the same Class has been carried out before [F614th March 1999];
(f)the completion of any development begun before [F714th March 1999].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 3(8) substituted (1.3.1996) by The Gas Act 1995 (Consequential Modifications of Subordinate Legislation) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/252), art. 1, Sch.
F2Art. 3(10)(11) substituted (14.3.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/293), regs. 1(1), 35(3)
F3Art. 3(12)(a) revoked (14.3.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/293), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 34(2))
F4Words in art. 3(12)(b) substituted (21.7.1999) by The Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1783), regs. 1(1), 15(3)
F5Art. 3(12)(c) revoked (14.3.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/293), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 34(2))
F6Words in art. 3(12)(e) substituted (14.3.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/293), regs. 1(1), 35(4)
F7Words in art. 3(12)(f) substituted (14.3.1999) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/293), regs. 1(1), 35(4)
Marginal Citations
M21991 c. 59. The definition of “drainage body" is to be found in section 72(1).
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