The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

PART 2 E+W MINOR OPERATIONS

Class A E+W

Permitted development E+W

A.  The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure.

Development not permitted E+W

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

(a) the height of any gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or constructed adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic would, after the carrying out of the development, exceed one metre above ground level;

(b) the height of any other gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or constructed would exceed two metres above ground level;

(c) the height of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure maintained, improved or altered would, as a result of the development, exceed its former height or the height referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) as the height appropriate to it if erected or constructed, whichever is the greater; or

(d) it would involve development within the curtilage of, or to a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure surrounding, a listed building.

Class B E+W

Permitted development E+W

B.  The formation, laying out and construction of a means of access to a highway which is not a trunk road or a classified road, where that access is required in connection with development permitted by any Class in this Schedule (other than by Class A of this Part).

Class C E+W

Permitted development E+W

C.  The painting of the exterior of any building or work.

Development not permitted E+W

C.1  Development is not permitted by Class C where the painting is for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction.

Interpretation of Class C E+W

C.2  In Class C, “painting" includes any application of colour.