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The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992
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- Sch. 1 Pt. 25B inserted by S.S.I. 2015/235 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25C inserted by S.S.I. 2020/129 art. 3
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2F inserted by S.S.I. 2020/269 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2G inserted by S.S.I. 2020/437 art. 9
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25D inserted by S.S.I. 2021/29 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(2A) inserted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(iii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(4A) inserted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(v)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2H 2I inserted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 7(1)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2A Class 9A(2)(h) inserted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 9(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2B Class 9C(2)(j) inserted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 10(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2C Class 9D(2)(f) inserted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 11(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9E(3) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(a)(ii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9E(4) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(a)(ii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(3) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(iv)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(4) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(iv)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9E(5)(b) substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(a)(iii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(1) substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(i)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(5)(b) substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(vi)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2I Class 9M substituted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 14
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(2)(a)(aa) substituted for Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9F(2)(a) by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(b)(ii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2G Class 9J(3) word inserted by S.S.I. 2020/437, art. 9 (as inserted) by S.S.I. 2021/29 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2A Class 9A(2)(f) word omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 9(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2B Class 9C(2)(h) word omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 10(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2C Class 9D(2)(d) word omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 11(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25D Class 72D(3)(b) word substituted by S.S.I. 2021/411 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D words inserted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(c)(ii)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D words omitted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(c)(i)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2A Class 9A(5) words omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 9(b)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2B Class 9C(4)(b) words omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 10(b)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2C Class 9D(4)(b) words omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 11(b)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2F Class 9H(4) words omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 12
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2G words omitted by S.S.I. 2024/102 art. 13
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25C Class 72C(3)(b) words substituted by S.S.I. 2020/366 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25C Class 72C(3)(b) words substituted by S.S.I. 2021/29 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 25C Class 72C(3)(b) words substituted by S.S.I. 2021/411 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2A Class 9A(5) words substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 4(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2A Class 9B(5) words substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 4(b)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2D Class 9E(1) words substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 5(a)(i)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 2F Class 9H(4) words substituted by S.S.I. 2023/35 art. 6
- reg. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 2017/524 Sch. 5 para. 71
- art. 3(4A) added by S.I. 1992/2094 art.2(b)
- art. 3(4A)(c) inserted by S.S.I. 2018/142 art. 4(a)
- art. 3(4B)-(4D) inserted by S.S.I. 2018/142 art. 4(b)
- art. 4(6)(ab) inserted by S.S.I. 2020/437 art. 5(b)
- art. 4(6A) inserted by S.S.I. 2020/437 art. 5(c)
- art. 7ZA-7ZE inserted by S.S.I. 2017/189 art. 5
Class 23.—(1) The extension or alteration of an industrial building or a warehouse.
(2) Development is not permitted by this class if—
(a)the building as extended or altered is to be used for purposes other than those of the undertaking concerned;
(b)the building is to be used for a purpose other than—
(i)in the case of an industrial building as extended or altered the carrying out of an industrial process or the provision of employee facilities;
(ii)in the case of a warehouse, as extended or altered for storage or distribution or for the provision of employee facilities;
(c)the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed the height of the original building;
(d)the floor area of the original building would be exceeded by more than 25% or 1,000 square metres whichever is the greater;
(e)the external appearance of the premises of the undertaking concerned would be materially affected;
(f)any part of the development would be carried out within 5 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the premises; or
(g)the development would lead to a reduction in the space available for the parking or turning of vehicles.
(3) Development is permitted by this class subject to the conditions that where any building is extended or altered—
(a)in the case of an industrial building, it shall only be used for the carrying out of an industrial process for the purpose of the undertaking or the provision of employee facilities;
(b)in the case of a warehouse, it shall only be used for storage or distribution for the purposes of the undertaking or the provision of employee facilities;
(c)it shall not be used to provide employee facilities between 7 pm and 6.30 am for employees other than those present at the premises of the undertaking for the purpose of their employment;
(d)it shall not be used to provide employee facilities if a notifiable quantity of a hazardous substance is present at the premises of the undertaking.
(4) Development is permitted for the purpose of carrying out any ancillary social, recreational or welfare purpose on condition that such uses shall not be carried on in a building any part of which is used for a hazardous activity.
(5) For the purposes of this class—
(a)the erection of any additional building within the curtilage of another building, whether by virtue of this class or otherwise, and used in connection with it is to be treated as the extension of that building, and the additional building is not to be treated as an original building;
(b)where two or more original buildings are within the same curtilage and are used for the same undertaking, they are to be treated as a single original building in making any measurement.
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