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B.2 Development is permitted by Class B subject to the following conditions—
(a)where demolition is urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health and the measures immediately necessary in such interests are the demolition of the building the developer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the local planning authority a written justification of the demolition;
(b)where the demolition does not fall within paragraph (a) and is not excluded demolition—
[F1(i)the developer must, before beginning the development, apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to the method of demolition and any proposed restoration of the site;]
(ii)an application described in [F2paragraph (b)(i)] must be accompanied by a written description of the proposed development, a statement that a notice has been posted in accordance with paragraph (b)(iv) and any fee required to be paid;
F3(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iv)subject to paragraph (b)(v), the applicant must display a site notice by site display on or near the land on which the building to be demolished is sited and must leave the notice in place for not less than 21 days in the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was submitted to the local planning authority;
(v)where the site notice is, without any fault or intention of the applicant, removed, obscured or defaced before the period of 21 days referred to in paragraph (b)(iv) has elapsed, the applicant is treated as having complied with the requirements of that paragraph if the applicant has taken reasonable steps for protection of the notice and, if need be, its replacement;
F4(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(vii)F5... the development must not begin before the occurrence of one of the following—
(aa)the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice of their determination that such prior approval is not required;
(bb)where the local planning authority give the applicant notice within 28 days following the date of receiving the application of their determination that such prior approval is required, the giving of such approval; or
(cc)the expiry of 28 days following the date on which the application was received by the local planning authority without the local planning authority making any determination as to whether such approval is required or notifying the applicant of their determination;
(viii)the development must, except to the extent that the local planning authority otherwise agree in writing, be carried out—
(aa)where prior approval is required, in accordance with the details approved;
(bb)where prior approval is not required, in accordance with the details submitted with the application;
(ix)F6... the development must be carried out—
(aa)where approval has been given by the local planning authority, within a period of 5 years from the date on which approval was given;
(bb)in any other case, within a period of 5 years from the date on which the local planning authority were given the information referred to in paragraph (b)(ii); and
F7(x). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(i) substituted (23.5.2017) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(b) (with art. 5)
F2Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(ii) substituted (23.5.2017) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(c) (with art. 5)
F3Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(iii) omitted (23.5.2017) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(d) (with art. 5)
F4Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(vi) omitted (23.5.2017) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(e) (with art. 5)
F5Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(vii) omitted (23.5.2017) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(f) (with art. 5)
F6Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(ix) omitted (23.5.2017) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(g) (with art. 5)
F7Sch. 2 Pt. 11 Class B para. B.2(b)(x) omitted (23.5.2017) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/619), arts. 1, 4(h) (with art. 5)
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