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SCHEDULE 2E+WPermitted development rights

[F1PART 20E+WConstruction of New Dwellinghouses]

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[F2Class AA - new dwellinghouses on detached buildings in commercial or mixed useE+W

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ConditionsE+W

AA.2.—(1) Where any development under Class AA is proposed, development is permitted subject to the condition that before beginning the development, the developer must apply to the local planning authority for prior approval of the authority as to—

(a)transport and highways impacts of the development;

(b)air traffic and defence asset impacts of the development;

(c)contamination risks in relation to the building;

(d)flooding risks in relation to the building;

(e)the external appearance of the building, including—

(i)the design and architectural features of—

(aa)the principal elevation; and

(bb)any side elevation that fronts a highway; and

(ii)the impact of any works under sub-paragraph (1)(c) or (d) of Class AA;

(f)the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the new dwellinghouses;

(g)impact on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises including overlooking, privacy and the loss of light;

(h)impacts of noise from any commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the new dwellinghouses;

(i)impacts of the introduction of, or an increase in, a residential use of premises in the area on the carrying on of any trade, business or other use of land in the area;

(j)whether, because of the siting of the building, the development will impact on a protected view identified in the Directions Relating to Protected Vistas dated 15th March 2012 issued by the Secretary of State, [F3and

(k)where the existing building is 18 metres or more in height, the fire safety of the external wall construction of the existing building,]

and the provisions of paragraph B (prior approval) of this Part apply in relation to that application.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(h), “commercial premises” means any premises in the building or the surrounding area which are normally used for the purpose of carrying on any trade or business, and includes any premises licensed under the Licensing Act 2003 or any other place of public entertainment.

(3) Any development under Class AA is permitted subject to the condition that it must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the date prior approval is granted.

(4) Any development under Class AA is permitted subject to the condition that before beginning the development, the developer must provide the local planning authority with a report for the management of the construction of the development, which sets out the proposed development hours of operation and how any adverse impact of noise, dust, vibration and traffic on occupiers of the building and adjoining owners or occupiers will be mitigated.

(5) The developer must notify the local planning authority of the completion of the development as soon as reasonably practicable after completion.

(6) The notification referred to in sub-paragraph (5) must be in writing and must include—

(a)the name of the developer;

(b)the address or location of the development; and

(c)the date of completion.

(7) Following the development, every dwellinghouse in the building must remain in use as a dwellinghouse within the meaning of Class C3 of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order and for no other purpose, except to the extent that the other purpose is ancillary to the primary use as a dwellinghouse.]

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