A. Development authorised by—
(a)a local or private Act of Parliament,
(b)an order approved by both Houses of Parliament, or
(c)an order under section 14 or 16 of the Harbours Act 1964 (orders for securing harbour efficiency etc, and orders conferring powers for improvement, construction etc of harbours)(1),
which designates specifically the nature of the development authorised and the land upon which it may be carried out.
A.1 Development is not permitted by Class A if it consists of or includes—
(a)the erection, construction, alteration or extension of any building, bridge, aqueduct, pier or dam; or
(b)the formation, laying out or alteration of a means of access to any highway used by vehicular traffic,
unless the prior approval of the appropriate authority to the detailed plans and specifications is first obtained.
A.2 The prior approval referred to in paragraph A.1 is not to be refused by the appropriate authority nor are conditions to be imposed unless they are satisfied that—
(a)the development (other than the provision of or works carried out to a dam) ought to be and could reasonably be carried out elsewhere on the land; or
(b)the design or external appearance of any building, bridge, aqueduct, pier or dam would injure the amenity of the neighbourhood and is reasonably capable of modification to avoid such injury.
A.3 For the purposes of Class A, “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the local planning authority;
(b)in a National Park, outside a metropolitan county, the county planning authority; and
(c)in any other case, the district planning authority(2).
1964 c. 40. Relevant amendments are Schedules 6 and 12 to the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 3 to the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), Schedule 2 to the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), Schedule 21 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) and S.I. 2006/1177 and 2009/1941.
See section 1(1) of the Act; which was amended by section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24). There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.