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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 [F1(other than land which is coastal margin and is, or forms part of, a coastal route strip)] .

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

3E+WLand [F2(other than coastal margin)] 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 [F3(other than, in the case of land used for the purposes of a golf course, land which is coastal margin and is, or forms part of, a coastal route strip)] .

8E+W[F4Land which does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs and is covered by works used for the purposes of a statutory undertaking or [F5an electronic communications code network ], or the curtilage of any such land.]

[F4Land which does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs and is covered by—

(a)works used for the purposes of a statutory undertaking (other than flood defence works, or sea defence works, on land which is coastal margin), or

(b)works used for the purposes of an electronic communications code network,

or the curtilage of any such land.]

Textual Amendments

F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force) 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)); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)

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 [F6(other than coastal margin)] 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 [F7(other than coastal margin)] 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

[F813A.ELand which is coastal margin and is, or forms part of, a regulated caravan or camping site (other than land which is, or forms part of, a coastal route strip).

13B.E+WLand which is coastal margin and is, or forms part of, a highway (within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980).

13C.E+WLand which is coastal margin and is, or forms part of, a burial ground (other than land which is, or forms part of, a coastal route strip).

13D.E+WLand which is coastal margin and—

(a)is or forms part of a school playing field, or

(b)is land otherwise occupied by a school and used for the purposes of that school.]

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