The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2021

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

2.  In Part 4 (temporary buildings and uses) of Schedule 2 (permitted development rights) to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015(1), after Class BA (additional temporary use of land during the relevant period) insert—

“Class BB – moveable structures for specified uses

Permitted development

BB. Until the end of 1st January 2022, the provision of any moveable structure within the curtilage, and for the purposes, of—

(a)

a building used for a purpose within—

(i)

article 3(6)(p) or (q) (drinking establishments etc.) of the Use Classes Order; or

(ii)

Class E(b) (sale of food and drink etc.) of Schedule 2 to that Order(2); or

(b)

a historic visitor attraction.

Development not permitted

BB.1. Development is not permitted by Class BB—

(a) within the curtilage of a scheduled monument; or

(b) if the use of the moveable structure is for the display of an advertisement.

Interpretation of Class BB

BB.2. For the purposes of Class BB, “historic visitor attraction” means a listed building accessible by members of the public (whether or not for an entry fee) for the purposes of promoting their enjoyment, and advancing their knowledge, of the building.”

(1)

S.I. 2015/596, which has been amended by S.I. 2016/332, 2016/765, 2016/772, 2016/1040, 2016/1154, 2017/391, 2017/571, 2017/619, 2017/1011, 2017/1012, 2018/119, 2018/343, 2018/695, 2019/907, 2020/330, 2020/412, 2020/632, 2020/755, 2020/756, 2020/1243, 2020/1459 and 2021/428.

(2)

Article 3(6)(p) and (q) and Schedule 2 were inserted by S.I. 2020/757.