The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 No. 747

Amendment to Part 7 (non-domestic extensions, alterations etc.)

4.  In Part 7, after Class M (extensions etc. for schools, colleges, universities, prisons and hospitals) insert—

“Class MA – alteration etc. of prison fences

Permitted development

MA.   The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure in connection with a prison.

Development not permitted

MA.1   Development is not permitted by Class MA if the height of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure would exceed 5.5 metres above ground level.

Interpretation

MA.2   For the purposes of Class MA “prison” has the same meaning as in Class M of this Part.”.