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

PART 36 N.I. SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS

Class A
Permitted development	A.	The erection, extension or alteration of a school, college, university or hospital building.
Development not permitted	A.1	Development is not permitted by Class A if— (a) the cumulative floor space of any buildings erected, extended or altered would exceed— (i) 25% of the floor space of the original school, college, university or hospital buildings; or (ii) 100 square metres; whichever is the lesser; (b) any part of the development would be within 5 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the premises; (c) any part of the development would be within 10 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the premises which adjoins the curtilage of any dwellinghouse or flat; (d) as a result of the development any land used as a playing field at any time in the five years before the development commenced and remaining in use could no longer be so used; (e) the height of any new building erected would exceed 5 metres; (f) any part of the development would face onto a road; (g) the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed— (i) if within 10 metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the premises, 5 metres; (ii) in all other cases, the height of the building being extended or altered; (h) the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building unless listed building consent has previously been granted; (i) as a result of the works the total area of ground covered by buildings within the curtilage of the premises would exceed 50% of the total area of the curtilage; (j) the development would lead to a reduction in the space available for the parking or turning of vehicles; (k) the development would consist of or include the construction or provision of a veranda, balcony or raised platform; (l) any part of the development would be in a conservation area, a World Heritage Site, an area of special scientific interest or a site of archaeological interest; or (m) unless— (i) in the case of school, college or university buildings, the predominant use of the existing buildings on the premises is for the provision of education; (ii) in the case of hospital buildings, the predominant use of the existing buildings on the premises is for the provision of any medical or health services.
Conditions	A.2	Development is permitted by Class A subject to the following conditions— (a) the development must be within the curtilage of an existing school, college, university or hospital; (b) the development shall only be used as part of, or for a purpose incidental to, the use of that school, college, university or hospital; (c) any new building erected shall be constructed using materials which have a similar external appearance to those used for the existing school, college, university or hospital; and (d) any extension or alteration shall be constructed using materials which have a similar external appearance to those used for the building being extended or altered.
Interpretation of Class A	A.3	For the purposes of Class A— (a) where two or more original buildings are within the same curtilage and are used for the same institution, they are to be treated as a single original building in making any measurement; (b) “original school, college, university or hospital building” means any original building which is a school, college, university or hospital building, as the case may be, other than any building erected at any time under Class A; (c) “raised platform” means a platform with a height greater than 0.3 metres above ground level.
Class B
Permitted development	B.	Development consisting of— (a) the provision of a hard surface within the curtilage of any school, college, university or hospital to be used for the purposes of that school, college, university or hospital; or (b) the replacement in whole or in part of such a surface.
Development not permitted	B.1	Development is not permitted by Class B if— (a) the cumulative area of ground covered by a hard surface within the curtilage of the site (other than hard surfaces already existing on 19th September 2012) would exceed 50 square metres; (b) as a result of the development, any land used as a playing field at any time in the five years before the development commenced and remaining in use could no longer be so used; or (c) the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building unless listed building consent has previously been granted.
Conditions	B.2	Development is permitted by Class B subject to the following conditions— (a) where there is a risk of groundwater contamination the hard surface shall not be made of porous materials; (b) in all other cases, either— (i) the hard surface shall be made of porous materials; or (ii) provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the institution.