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Version Superseded: 06/04/2010

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Point in time view as at 25/07/2003.

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Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, SCHEDULE 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Section 1(2).

SCHEDULE 1E+W Excepted land for purposes of Part I

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

Part IE+W Excepted land

1E+WLand on which the soil is being, or has at any time within the previous twelve months been, disturbed by any ploughing or drilling undertaken for the purposes of planting or sowing crops or trees.

2E+WLand covered by buildings or the curtilage of such land.

3E+WLand within 20 metres of a dwelling.

4E+WLand used as a park or garden.

5E+WLand used for the getting of minerals by surface working (including quarrying).

6E+WLand used for the purposes of a railway (including a light railway) or tramway.

7E+WLand used for the purposes of a golf course, racecourse or aerodrome.

8E+WLand which does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs and is covered by works used for the purposes of a statutory undertaking or [F1an electronic communications code network ], or the curtilage of any such land.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 17 para. 165(3) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Schs. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

9E+WLand as respects which development which will result in the land becoming land falling within any of paragraphs 2 to 8 is in the course of being carried out.

10E+WLand within 20 metres of a building which is used for housing livestock, not being a temporary or moveable structure.

11E+WLand covered by pens in use for the temporary reception or detention of livestock.

12E+WLand habitually used for the training of racehorses.

13E+WLand the use of which is regulated by byelaws under section 14 of the M1Military Lands Act 1892 or section 2 of the M2Military Lands Act 1900.

Marginal Citations

Part IIE+W Supplementary provisions

14E+WIn this Schedule—

  • building” includes any structure or erection and any part of a building as so defined, but does not include any fence or wall, or anything which is a means of access as defined by section 34; and for this purpose “structure” includes any tent, caravan or other temporary or moveable structure;

  • development” and “minerals” have the same meaning as in the M3Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

  • ploughing” and “drilling” include respectively agricultural or forestry operations similar to ploughing and agricultural or forestry operations similar to drilling;

  • statutory undertaker” means—

    (a)

    a person authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking or any undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power,

    (b)

    any public gas transporter, within the meaning of Part I of the M4Gas Act 1986,

    (c)

    any water or sewerage undertaker,

    (d)

    any holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the M5Electricity Act 1989, or

    (e)

    the Environment Agency, [F2a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) in connection with the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act)][F3, the Civil Aviation Authority or a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 (to the extent that the person is carrying out activities authorised by the licence)];

  • statutory undertaking” means—

    (a)

    the undertaking of a statutory undertaker [F4(which, in the case of a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000), means his undertaking so far as relating to the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act) [F5and, in the case of a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000, means that person’s undertaking as licence holder])], or

    (b)

    an airport to which Part V of the M6Airports Act 1986 applies.

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaker” in para. (e) substituted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 136(1)(2)

F3Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaker” in para. (e) substituted (21.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/4050, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II para. 9(a)

F4Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaking” inserted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 136)(1)(3)

F5Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaking” in para. (a) inserted (21.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/4050, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 9(b)

Marginal Citations

15(1)Land is not to be treated as excepted land by reason of any development carried out on the land, if the carrying out of the development requires planning permission under Part III of the M7Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that permission has not been granted.E+W

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the development is treated by section 191(2) of the M8Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as being lawful for the purposes of that Act.

Marginal Citations

16E+WThe land which is excepted land by virtue of paragraph 10 does not include—

(a)any means of access, as defined by section 34, or

(b)any way leading to such a means of access,

if the means of access is necessary for giving the public reasonable access to access land.

17E+WLand which is habitually used for the training of racehorses is not to be treated by virtue of paragraph 11 as excepted land except—

(a)between dawn and midday on any day, and

(b)at any other time when it is in use for that purpose.

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