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

[F1 Class B E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pts. 34-38 inserted (W.) (7.6.2006) byThe Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments and Modifications relating to Crown Land) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1386), arts. 1(1), 3(6)(a), Sch. Pt. 2

Permitted development E+W

B.   The extension or alteration by or on behalf of the Crown of an operational Crown building.

Development not permitted E+W

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

(a) the building as extended or altered is to be used for purposes other than those of—

(i) the Crown; or

(ii) the provision of employee facilities;

(b) the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed the height of the original building;

(c) the cubic content of the original building would be exceeded by more than—

(i) 10%, in respect of development on any article 1(5) land; or

(ii) 25%, in any other case;

(d) the floor space of the original building would be exceeded by more than—

(i) 500 square metres in respect of development on any article 1(5) land; or

(ii) 1,000 square metres in any other case;

(e) the external appearance of the original building would be materially affected;

(f) any part of the building as extended or altered would be within 5 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the original building; or

(g) the development would lead to a reduction in the space available for the parking or turning of vehicles.

Interpretation of Class B E+W

B.2   For the purposes of Class B—

(a) the erection of any additional building within the curtilage of another building (whether by virtue of Class B 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 operational purposes, they are to be treated as a single original building in making any measurement;

(c) “employee facilities”means social, care or recreational facilities provided for employees or servants of the Crown, including crèche facilities provided for the children of such employees or servants.]