The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018

Amendments to article 2

3.  In article 2 (interpretation), paragraph (1)—

(a) in the definition of “building”, sub-paragraph (a), after “Class F of Part 2,” insert “Classes P and PA of Part 3,”; and

(b) for the definition of “military explosives storage area” substitute—

““military explosives storage area” means any area, including an aerodrome, depot, mooring or port, at which the storage of military explosives may be undertaken and for which the associated explosives safeguarding zone is identified on a safeguarding map, issued by the Secretary of State, provided to the local planning authority for the purposes of a direction made by the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by article 31(1) of the Procedure Order (or any previous powers to the like effect)(1);”

(c) after the definition of “public service vehicle” insert—

““railway undertakers” has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Highways Act 1980 (further provision as to interpretation)(2);”;

(d) after the definition of “terrestrial microwave antenna” insert—

““transport undertakers” has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Highways Act 1980 (further provision as to interpretation);”.

(1)

See the Town and Country Planning (Safeguarding Aerodromes, Technical Sites and Military Explosives Storage Areas) Directive 2002, which is annexed to the Joint Circular 01/2003 issued on 27 January 2003 by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, a copy of which can be inspected at the Planning Directorate, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

(2)

There are amendments to section 329 not relevant to this Order.