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The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Class A – extensions etc of commercial, business or service premises

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Class A – extensions etc of [F1commercial, business or service premises] E+W

Permitted developmentE+W

A.  The extension or alteration of a [F2commercial, business or service] establishment.

Development not permittedE+W

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

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

(i)in respect of an original building or a development on—

(aa)article 2(3) land, or

(bb)a site of special scientific interest,

25% or 50 square metres (whichever is the lesser);

(ii)in any other case, 50% or 100 square metres (whichever is the lesser);

(b)the height of the building as extended would exceed 4 metres;

(c)any part of the development (other than an alteration)—

(i)is on land which—

(aa)adjoins other premises which are used for a purpose falling within any of the classes in Part C (residential premises or institutions) of [F3Schedule 1] to the Use Classes Order,

(bb)is article 2(3) land, or

(cc)is a site of special scientific interest, and

(ii)is within 2 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the premises;

(d)the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building;

(e)any alteration would be on article 2(3) land;

(f)the development would consist of or include the construction or provision of a verandah, balcony or raised platform;

(g)any part of the development would extend beyond [F4the front of any existing building] ;

(h)the development would involve the insertion or creation of a new shop front or the alteration or replacement of an existing shop front; or

(i)the development would involve the installation or replacement of a security grill or shutter on a shop front.

ConditionsE+W

A.2  Development is permitted by Class A subject to the following conditions—

(a)any alteration is at ground floor level only;

(b)any extension is, in the case of article 2(3) land, constructed using materials which have a similar external appearance to those used for the building being extended; and

(c)any extension or alteration is only to be used as part of, or for a purpose incidental to, the use of the [F5commercial, business or service] establishment.

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Interpretation of Class AE+W

A.3  For the purposes of Class A—

[F6raised platform” means a platform with a height greater than 0.3 metres,] and

[F6 commercial, business or service premises ” means a building, or part of a building, used for any purpose within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order and includes buildings with other uses in other parts as long as the other uses are not within the parts being altered or extended;]

and where 2 or more original buildings are within the same curtilage and are used for the same undertaking, they are to be treated as a single original building in making any measurement.

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