The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 No. 596

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Permitted development rights

PART 17 E+W Mining and mineral exploration

Class K – use of land etc for mineral exploration E+W

Development not permitted E+W

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

(a) it consists of the drilling of boreholes for petroleum exploration;

(b) the developer has not previously notified the mineral planning authority M1 in writing of its intention to carry out the development (specifying the nature and location of the development);

(c) the relevant period has not elapsed;

(d) any explosive charge of more than 2 kilograms would be used;

(e) any excavation referred to in Class K(c) would exceed 10 metres in depth or 12 square metres in surface area; or

(f) any structure assembled or provided would exceed [F1 15] metres in height.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 17 Class K para. K.1(f) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/332), arts. 1, 14(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 See section 1(4) of the Act.