Amendment in relation to agricultural land
2.—(1) Part 6 of Schedule 2 (agricultural buildings and operations) to the 1995 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In Class A, at the end of paragraph (h) of paragraph A.1 (development not permitted) omit “or”.
(3) In Class A, at the end of paragraph (i) of paragraph A.1 (development not permitted) for “.” substitute “; or”.
(4) In Class A, after paragraph (i) of paragraph A.1 (development not permitted) insert—
“(j)any building for storing fuel for or waste from a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system—
(i)would be used for storing fuel not produced on land within the unit or waste not produced by that boiler or system; or
(ii)is or would be within 400 metres of the curtilage of a protected building.”
(5) In Class A, in paragraph (1)(a) of paragraph A.2 (conditions) after “sewage sludge” omit “;” and insert “, for housing a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system, for storage of fuel for or waste from that boiler or system, or for housing a hydro-turbine;”.
(6) In Class B, at the end of paragraph (d) of paragraph B.1 (development not permitted) omit “or”.
(7) In Class B, at the end of paragraph (e) of paragraph B.1 (development not permitted) for “.” substitute “; or”.
(8) In Class B, after paragraph (e) of paragraph B.1 (development not permitted) insert—
“(f)any building for storing fuel for or waste from a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system would be used for storing fuel not produced on land within the unit or waste not produced by that boiler or system.”
(9) In Class B, in paragraph B.5 (conditions) after “sewage sludge” omit “.” and insert “, for housing a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system, for storage of fuel for or waste from that boiler or system, or for housing a hydro-turbine.”
(10) In Class D (interpretation of Part 6) after paragraph D.7 insert—
“D.8 For the purposes of Class A(a) “the purposes of agriculture” includes works for the erection, extension or alteration of a building for housing a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system, for storage of fuel for or waste from that boiler or system, or for housing a hydro-turbine.
D.9 For the purposes of Class B(a) “the purposes of agriculture” includes the extension or alteration of an agricultural building for housing a biomass boiler or an anaerobic digestion system, for storage of fuel for or waste from that boiler or system, or for housing a hydro-turbine.”