The Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988

Class G

Permitted development

G.  The erection or provision within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse of a container for the storage of oil for domestic heating.

Development not permitted

G.1  Development is not permitted by Class G if—

(a)the capacity of the container would exceed 3500 litres;

(b)any part of the container would be more than 3 metres above ground level; or

(c)any part of the container would be nearer to any highway which bounds the curtilage than—

(i)the part of the original building nearest to that highway, or

(ii)20 metres,

whichever is nearer to the highway.