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SCHEDULE 1CLASSES OF PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT

PART 2SUNDRY MINOR OPERATIONS

Class

7.—(1) The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure.

(2) Development is not permitted by this class if—

(a)the height of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure to be erected or constructed within 20 metres of a road would, after the carrying out of the development, exceed one metre above ground level;

(b)the height of any other gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure to be erected or constructed would exceed two metres above ground level;

(c)the height of any existing gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure maintained, improved or altered would, as a result of the development, exceed its former height or the height referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) as the height appropriate to it if erected or constructed, whichever is the greater; or

(d)it would involve development within the curtilage of, or in respect of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure surrounding, a listed building.

Class

8.  The formation, laying out and construction of a means of access to a road which is not a trunk road or a classified road, where that access is required in connection with development permitted by any class in this Schedule other than Class 7.

Class

9.—(1) The stone cleaning or painting of the exterior of any building or works.

(2) Development is not permitted by this class—

(a)for the purposes of advertisement, announcement or direction;

(b)where the building or works are in a conservation area; or

(c)where the building is a listed building.

(3) For the purposes of this class, “painting” includes any application of colour.