SCHEDULE 2Permitted development rights
PART 17Mining and mineral exploration
F1Class JA – temporary use of land etc in respect of petroleum exploration
Interpretation of Class JA
JA.3.
(1)
For the purposes of Class JA, “protected groundwater source area” means any land at a depth of less than 1,200 metres beneath a relevant surface area.
(2)
In paragraph (1), “relevant surface area” means any land at the surface that is—
(a)
within 50 metres of a point at the surface at which water is abstracted from underground strata and which is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes, or
(b)
within or above a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction point that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes.