The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

Class D – modification of shop loading bays

Permitted development

D.  Development consisting of modification of a loading bay of a shop.

Development not permitted

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.

Conditions

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 D

D.3  For the purposes of Class D—

“goods vehicle” has the meaning given in section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(1);

“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 Class A1 (shops) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order.

(1)

1988 c.52.