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The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Cross Heading: Class N – hard surfaces for schools, colleges, universities or hospitals is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 May 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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N. Development consisting of—
(a)the provision of a hard surface within the curtilage of any school, college, university or hospital to be used for the purposes of that school, college, university or hospital; or
(b)the replacement in whole or in part of such a surface.
N.1 Development is not permitted by Class N if—
(a)the cumulative area of ground covered by a hard surface within the curtilage of the site (other than hard surfaces already existing on 6th April 2010) would exceed 50 square metres;
(b)as a result of the development, any land used as a playing field at any time in the 5 years before the development commenced and remaining in this use could no longer be so used; or
(c)the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building.
N.2 Development is permitted by Class N subject to the following conditions—
(a)where there is a risk of groundwater contamination, the hard surface is not made of porous materials; and
(b)in all other cases, either—
(i)the hard surface is made of porous materials, or
(ii)provision is made to direct run-off water from the hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the institution.
O. For the purposes of Part 7—
“industrial building” means a building used for the carrying out of an industrial process and includes a building used for the carrying out of such a process on land used as a dock, harbour or quay for the purposes of an industrial undertaking and land used for research and development of products or processes, but does not include a building on land in or adjacent to and occupied together with a mine;
“office building” means a building used for any purpose within [F1Class E(g)(i) of Schedule 2] to the Use Classes Order (offices);
“registered nursery” and “state-funded school” have the meanings given in paragraph X of Part 3 of this Schedule (changes of use);
“school”—
includes a building permitted by Class C of Part 4 (temporary buildings and uses) to be used temporarily as a school, from the date the local planning authority is notified as provided in paragraph C.2(b) of Part 4;
except in Class M (extensions etc for schools), includes premises which have changed use under Class S of Part 3 of this Schedule (changes of use) to become a state-funded school F2...; and
includes premises which have changed use under Class T of Part 3 of this Schedule (changes of use) to become a state-funded school F2...; and
“warehouse” means a building used for any purpose within Class B8 (storage or distribution) of [F3Schedule 1] to the Use Classes Order but does not include a building on land in or adjacent to and occupied together with a mine.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. O 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(8)(a) (with Sch.)
F2Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. O omitted (1.8.2021) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/814), arts. 1(1), 6(8)(b) (with Sch.)
F3Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. O 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(8)(c) (with Sch.)
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