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A.2. —
(1) Where any development under Class A is proposed, development is permitted subject to the condition that before beginning the development, the developer must apply to the local planning authority for prior approval of the authority as to—
(a)transport and highways impacts of the development;
(b)air traffic and defence asset impacts of the development;
(c)contamination risks in relation to the building;
(d)flooding risks in relation to the building;
(e)the external appearance of the building;
(f)the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the new dwellinghouses;
(g)impact on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises including overlooking, privacy and the loss of light; F2...
(h)whether because of the siting of the building, the development will impact on a protected view identified in the Directions Relating to Protected Vistas dated 15 March 2012 issued by the Secretary of State, [F3and
(i)where the existing building is 18 metres or more in height, the fire safety of the external wall construction of the existing building,]
and the provisions of paragraph B (prior approval) of this Part apply in relation to that application.
(2) Any development under Class A is permitted subject to the condition that it must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the date prior approval is granted.
(3) Any development under Class A is permitted subject to the condition that before beginning the development, the developer must provide the local planning authority with a report for the management of the construction of the development, which sets out the proposed development hours of operation and how any adverse impact of noise, dust, vibration and traffic on occupiers of the building and adjoining owners or occupiers will be mitigated.
(4) The developer must notify the local planning authority of the completion of the development as soon as reasonably practicable after completion.
(5) The notification referred to in sub-paragraph (4) must be in writing and must include—
(a)the name of the developer;
(b)the address or location of the development; and
(c)the date of completion.
(6) Any new dwellinghouse created under Class A is to remain in use as a dwellinghouse within the meaning of Class C3 of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order and for no other purpose, except to the extent that the other purpose is ancillary to the primary use as a dwellinghouse.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. 20 inserted (1.8.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/632), regs. 1(2), 22
F2Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 20 Class A para. A.2(1)(g) omitted (30.12.2020) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1459), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(a) (with art. 3)
F3Sch. 2 Pt. 20 Class A para. A.2(1)(i) and word inserted (30.12.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1459), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(b) (with art. 3)
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