The Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

PART 27 DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECURITY AT PRISONS, JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTRES OR YOUNG OFFENDERS CENTRES

Class A
Permitted development	A.	The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure for the purposes of security at any prison, juvenile justice centre or young offenders centre.
Development not permitted	A.1	Development is not permitted by Class A if the height of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure erected or constructed would exceed 5.2 metres above ground level.
Class B
Permitted development	B.	The installation, alteration or replacement of a closed circuit television camera and associated lighting on a building or any other structure for the purposes of security at any prison, juvenile justice centre or young offenders centre.
Development not permitted	B.1	Development is not permitted by Class B if— (a) the dimensions of the camera including its housing exceed 75 centimetres by 25 centimetres by 25 centimetres; or (b) the uniform level of lighting provided exceeds 10 lux measured at ground level.
Conditions	B.2	Development is permitted by Class B subject to the following conditions— (a) the camera shall, so far as is practicable, be sited so as to minimise its effect on the external appearance of any building to which it is fixed; (b) the camera shall be removed as soon as reasonably practicable after it is no longer required for the purposes of security.
Interpretation of Part 27	C.	For the purposes of Part 27— “camera”, except in paragraph B.1(a), includes its housing, pan and tilt mechanism, infra red illuminator, receiver, mountings and brackets; “ground level” means the level of the surface of the ground immediately adjacent to the building or structure to which the camera is attached or, where the level of the surface of the ground is not uniform, the level of the lowest part of the surface of the ground adjacent to it. “juvenile justice centre” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 51 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(1); “prison” has the meaning assigned to it by section 47 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953(2); “structure” means any pole, mast, tower or lamp standard; “young offenders centre” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(a) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968(3).

(1)

S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I 9)

(2)

1953 c.18 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1989/1344 (N.I.15) and S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I.9)

(3)

1968 c.29 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1989/1344 (N.I.15)