The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

Amendments in relation to minor operations

5.—(1) In Part 2 of Schedule 2 (minor operations), Class A is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph A.1(a) substitute—

“(a) the height of any gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or constructed adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic would, after the carrying out of the development, exceed—

(i) for a school, two metres above ground level, provided that any part of the gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure which is more than one metre above ground level does not create an obstruction to the view of persons using the highway as to be likely to cause danger to such persons;

(ii) in any other case, one metre above ground level;”

(3) After paragraph A.1 insert—

“Interpretation of Class A

A.2   For the purposes of Class A, “school” includes a building permitted by Class C of Part 4 of this Schedule to be used temporarily as a school, from the date the local planning authority is notified as provided in paragraph C.2(b) of Class C of Part 4.”