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The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
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- UK Statutory Instruments
- 1995 No. 418
- SCHEDULE 2
- PART 17
- Class G Electricity undertakings
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
- Order applied by 2008 c. 18 s. 13(2)
- Order applied by S.I. 2023/256 art. 3(2)
- Order applied (Crown) (with modifications) by S.I. 2006/1282 art. 16 Sch. 1
- Order excluded by 1996 c. 61 s. 9(8)
- Order revoked by S.I. 2015/596 Sch. 4 para. 1
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 39 added by S.I. 2007/952 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4 inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 00H.3-00H.4 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 00A.3 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 00B.3-00B.4 added by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 added by S.I. 2007/406 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 added by S.I. 2008/675 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 added by S.I. 2012/748 art. 5 Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(p) added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(12)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4A A.4B added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(16)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(11) added by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A.3 added by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(1)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(p) added by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(13)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4A A.4B added by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(20)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 Class B excluded by S.I. 2013/648 art. 80(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 13 Class A excluded by S.I. 2015/1347 Sch. 2 para. 32
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 inserted by S.I. 2010/654 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class D E inserted by S.I. 2011/2056 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12 Class A inserted by S.I. 2011/2056 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class A para. A.1(j) inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class B para. B.1(f) inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class D para. D.8 D.9 inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(ea) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 4(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class J-O inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 6(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C-E inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 7
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(da) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(ea) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 11(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 11(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(ca) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.2A inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(ba) inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.3(8A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(14)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class B.1 inserted by S.I. 2013/2435 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(9A) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. B.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. C.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. D.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. E.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. F.A1 inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. G.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(za) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(2)(e) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.1(aa) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 6(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.2(ca) inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 6(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class A.1-A.3 inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 3(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class AA.1-AA.3 inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 3(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class C.1-C.3 inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 3(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.1(e) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.2(aa) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.1(f) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.2(f) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(c) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(iva) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(va) inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.3 H.4 H.5 inserted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 34-38 inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(6)(a) Sch. Pt. 2
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. D.8 D.9 inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 inserted by S.I. 2012/2318 art. 4 Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(ia) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4A)(4B) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(15)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(16)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(8A) inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(18)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 41 42 inserted by S.I. 2014/592 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class D E inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 3
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. G.1(ai) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 5(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(ba) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(aa) inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17A inserted by S.I. 2019/330 Sch. 1
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6A inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 3
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A inserted by S.I. 2020/367 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A inserted by S.I. 2020/420 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 3
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class D inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.1(d) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.1(e) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.2(e) semi-colon substituted for full stop by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 13 Class A substituted by S.I. 1999/293 reg. 35(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 00H.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 00H.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 00A.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A para. 00A.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(1)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 00B.1 substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 00B.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class A-AA substituted by S.I. 2005/85 art. 2(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 substituted by S.I. 2011/2056 art. 2(4) Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(g)(iii) substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.2(4) substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(13)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1 substituted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. A.4(6) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 3(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. M.1(a) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(7) substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 13 Class B substituted by S.I. 2015/377 Sch. para. 34(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(i) substituted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.1 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A.1 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(1)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class A.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(1)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.1 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.2(b) substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B.3 B.4 B.5 substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. C.1(i) substituted by S.I. 2012/1346 art 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 substituted by S.I. 2012/1346 art 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 heading substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(ii)(iia) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(ii) by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(a) word inserted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(e) word inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 word inserted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G.1 word omitted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(iii) word omitted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(b) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.1(b)(v) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(a) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. C.1(c) word omitted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(b) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F.1(c) word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G.1 word substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class B para. B.1 word substituted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 6(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.1(b) word substituted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(i) words added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(8)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words added by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class C words inserted by S.I. 2005/85 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class A para. A.2(1)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 Class B para. B.5 words inserted by S.I. 2012/748 art. 2(5)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(d) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 8 Class A para. A.1(e) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 8(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 9(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(a) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 Class A para. A.1(c) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 12(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(ia) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(9)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(10)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(l)(iii) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words inserted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 2013/2147 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. K.2(a) words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(5)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(8)(b) words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(8)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class C para. C.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(a)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4 Class D para. D.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 4(b)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.2(b)(vii) words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(c)(v)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 31 Class A para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/659 art. 5(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(11)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(b) words inserted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(17)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12 Class A para. A words inserted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 42 heading words inserted by S.I. 2021/386 art. 4(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(i) words omitted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(8)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words omitted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words omitted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 Class F words substituted by S.I. 1996/252 Sch.
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 Class G words substituted by S.I. 2003/2155 Sch. 1 para. 38(2)(a)-(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class A para. 00A.1(f) words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class E para. 00E.1(a) words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. 00H words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. 00B words substituted by S.I. 2005/2935 art. 4(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class F para. F(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class G para. G(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2257 art. 2(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(g)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(h)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(6)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.1(h)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(7)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 Class A para. A.4 words substituted by S.I. 2013/1868 art. 2(15)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words substituted by S.I. 2014/469 Sch. 3 para. 188
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 Class M words substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. M.2(c)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(6)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. O words substituted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(9)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class A para. A.1(f) words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class E para. E.1(a) words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 Class B para. B words substituted by S.I. 2006/124 art. 4(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l)(iii) words substituted by S.I. 2014/2692 art. 2(12)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. A.2(c) words substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(4)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 43 para. B.2(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/330 art. 7(6)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(a)(iii) omitted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 2(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(d)(iii)(iv) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(d)(iii) by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 2
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.4 words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(1)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.1(a)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 2(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. H.4 words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(1)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. N(3)(a) substituted by S.I. 2015/377 Sch. para. 34(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(d) inserted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(c) substituted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A para. A.2(b) word omitted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. A.2(5)-(7) inserted by S.I. 1997/366 art. 2(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. B.8 inserted by S.I. 1997/366 art. 2(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 11 para. A.3(d) added by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(f)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 11 para. A excluded by S.I. 1999/403 art. 16(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 11 para. A.3(b) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(f)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 11 para. A.3(c) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(f)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(c) inserted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(b) substituted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.1(a) word omitted by S.I. 2021/254 art. 4(2)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. F.2(c)(iv) added by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(g)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. G.2(d)(iv) added by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(h)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. B excluded by S.I. 1999/403 art. 16(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. F.2(c)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(g)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. F.2(c)(iii) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(g)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. G.2(d)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(h)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 17 para. G.2(d)(iii) words inserted by S.I. 1996/528 art. 2(h)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(dd) inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(m)(n) inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(g)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4A) inserted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(g)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(3) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(8)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(l) substituted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(f)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(k)(iii) substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(2)(a) substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4)(a)(b) and words substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(f)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(4)(iv) substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(f)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(j)(iii) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(k)(ii) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(l) substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(q)-(s) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(q)-(t) by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(f)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(k) word omitted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(f)(iii) words inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(g)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para A.1(h) words inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 3(h)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(f)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(g)(i) words inserted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3 words inserted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(m)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(e)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(1) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(7)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(c) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.4(1) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(7)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.2(5) words revoked by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(h)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(h) words substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(k)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 3(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.1(j)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(5)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 24 para. A.3(4)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.1(d)(i) omitted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 4(2)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.1(d)(ii) omitted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 4(2)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.1(h)(i) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.1(h) by S.I. 1999/1661 art. 4(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.1(d) words inserted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 4(2)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. A.3(b) words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.5 words inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. A.1(d) words substituted by S.I. 1998/462 art. 4(1)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. A.3(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 25 para. B.5 words substituted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 5(2)(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 para. A.3 word substituted by S.I. 2008/502 art. 2(2)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 39 para. A.2(c) words substituted by S.I. 2008/502 art. 2(2)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. G.1 full stop substituted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 2(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. G.1 words omitted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 2(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 40 para. A.1(c)(i)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2008/2362 art. 4
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. CA-CA.3 inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. IA - IA.2 inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(4)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. MA-MB.2 inserted by S.I. 2014/564 art. 5(7)
- Sch. 2A inserted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(4)
- art. 1(6A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1101 art. 3(1)
- art. 1(7)-(12) added by S.I. 2004/3156 Sch. 3 para. 2
- art. 1(7)-(12) inserted by S.I. 2003/956 Sch. 6 para. 2
- art. 1(13) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(3)
- art. 3(12)(g) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(4)
- art. 3(13) added by S.I. 2004/3156 Sch. 3 para. 3
- art. 3(13) inserted by S.I. 2003/956 Sch. 6 para. 3
- art. 4(3)(aaa) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(1)(a)
- art. 4(3)(aa)(ab) inserted by S.I. 2006/1386 art. 3(5)(a)
- art. 4(3A) inserted by S.I. 2020/1318 art. 4(2)
- art. 4(3A) words omitted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(2)(c)
- art. 4(5A) inserted by S.I. 2022/997 art. 2(2)(e)
Class G Electricity undertakingsE+W
Permitted developmentE+W
G. Development by statutory undertakers for the generation, transmission or supply of electricity for the purposes of their undertaking consisting of—
(a)the installation or replacement in, on, over or under land of an electric line and the construction of shafts and tunnels and the installation or replacement of feeder or service pillars or transforming or switching stations or chambers reasonably necessary in connection with an electric line;
(b)the installation or replacement of any telecommunications line which connects any part of an electric line to any electrical plant or building, and the installation or replacement of any support for any such line;
(c)the sinking of boreholes to ascertain the nature of the subsoil and the installation of any plant or machinery reasonably necessary in connection with such boreholes;
(d)the extension or alteration of buildings on operational land;
(e)the erection on operational land of the undertaking or a building solely for the protection of plant or machinery;
(f)any other development carried out in, on, over or under the operational land of the undertaking.
Development not permittedE+W
G.1 Development is not permitted by Class G if—
(a)in the case of any Class G(a) development—
(i)it would consist of or include the installation or replacement of an electric line to which section 37(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 M1 (consent required for overhead lines) applies; or
(ii)it would consist of or include the installation or replacement at or above ground level or under a highway used by vehicular traffic, of a chamber for housing apparatus and the chamber would exceed 29 cubic metres in capacity;
(b)in the case of any Class G(b) development—
(i)the development would take place in a National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty, or a site of special scientific interest;
(ii)the height of any support would exceed 15 metres; or
(iii)the telecommunications line would exceed 1,000 metres in length;
(c)in the case of any Class G(d) development—
(i)the height of the original building would be exceeded;
(ii)the cubic content of the original building would be exceeded by more than 25% or, in the case of any building on article 1(5) land, by more than 10%, or
(iii)the floor space of the original building would be exceeded by more than 1,000 square metres or, in the case of any building on article 1(5) land, by more than 500 square metres;
(d)in the case of any Class G(e) development, the building would exceed 15 metres in height, or
(e)in the case of any Class G(f) development, it would consist of or include—
(i)the erection of a building, or the reconstruction or alteration of a building where its design or external appearance would be materially affected, or
(ii)the installation or erection by way of addition or replacement of any plant or machinery exceeding 15 metres in height or the height of any plant or machinery replaced, whichever is the greater.
Marginal Citations
ConditionsE+W
G.2 Development is permitted by Class G subject to the following conditions—
(a)in the case of any Class G(a) development consisting of or including the replacement of an existing electric line, compliance with any conditions contained in a planning permission relating to the height, design or position of the existing electric line which are capable of being applied to the replacement line;
(b)in the case of any Class G(a) development consisting of or including the installation of a temporary electric line providing a diversion for an existing electric line, on the ending of the diversion or at the end of a period of six months from the completion of the installation (whichever is the sooner) the temporary electric line shall be removed and the land on which any operations have been carried out to install that line shall be restored as soon as reasonably practicable to its condition before the installation took place;
(c)in the case of any Class G(c) development, on the completion of that development, or at the end of a period of six months from the beginning of that development (whichever is the sooner) any plant or machinery installed shall be removed and the land shall be restored as soon as reasonably practicable to its condition before the development took place;
(d)in the case of any Class G(e) development, approval of details of the design and external appearance of the buildings shall be obtained, before development is begun, from—
(i)in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the local planning authority,
(ii)in a National Park, outside a metropolitan county, the county planning authority,
(iii)in any other case, the district planning authority M2.
Marginal Citations
M2For cases where functions have been transferred from the county council to the district council or vice versa see regulation 5 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/867) and section 1 of the Act.
Interpretation of Class GE+W
G.3 For the purposes of Class G(a), “electric line" has the meaning assigned to that term by section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (interpretation etc. of Part 1).
G.4 For the purposes of Class G(b), “electrical plant" has the meaning assigned to that term by the said section 64(1) and “telecommunications line" means a wire or cable (including its casing or coating) which forms part of a telecommunication apparatus within the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 M3 (the telecommunications code).E+W
Marginal Citations
G.5 For the purposes of Class G(d), (e) and (f), the land of the holder of a licence under section 6(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 (licences authorising supply etc.) shall be treated as operational land if it would be operational land within section 263 of the Act M4 (meaning of “operational land") if such licence holders were statutory undertakers for the purpose of that section.E+W
Marginal Citations
M4Section 263 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).
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