Class D – modification of shop loading baysE+W
Permitted developmentE+W
D. Development consisting of modification of a loading bay of a shop.
Development not permittedE+W
D.1 Development is not permitted by Class D if—
(a)the size of the original loading bay, when measured in any dimension, would be increased by more than 20%; or
(b)any part of the development would be—
(i)on article 2(3) land;
(ii)in a site of special scientific interest; or
(iii)within the curtilage of a listed building or a scheduled monument.
ConditionsE+W
D.2 Development is permitted by Class D subject to the condition that the materials used must be of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the shop.
Interpretation of Class DE+W
D.3 For the purposes of Class D—
“goods vehicle” has the meaning given in section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 M1;
“loading bay” means any facility, including vehicle ramps, for the loading or unloading of goods vehicles; and
“shop” means a building used for any purpose within [F1Class E(a) (display or retail sale of goods other than hot food) of Schedule 2] to the Use Classes Order.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 Class D para. D.3 substituted (1.8.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/814), arts. 1(1), 6(3)(c) (with Sch.)
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