Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This instrument amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) (“the GPDO”). The GPDO provides, for the purposes of section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8), for the granting of permission for certain classes of development without the requirement for a planning application to be made under Part 3 of that Act.

Article 3 amends Class D (electrical outlet for recharging vehicles) of Part 2 (minor operations) of Schedule 2 (permitted development rights) to the GPDO, omitting a circumstance in which development is not permitted.

Article 4 amends Class E (electrical upstand for recharging vehicles) of Part 2 of Schedule 2, adding, to the permitted development, equipment and equipment housing, and amending the circumstances in which development is not permitted.

Article 5 amends Class G (installation or alteration etc of air source heat pumps on domestic premises) of Part 14 (renewable energy) of Schedule 2, making changes to the circumstances in which development is not permitted and conditions.

Article 6 amends the definition of “MCS Planning Standards” in paragraph P (interpretation) of Part 14 of Schedule 2.

Article 7 makes transitional provision in relation to the amendment made by article 5(2) to Class G of Part 14 of Schedule 2.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector has been published at www.legislation.gov.uk. Copies may be inspected at the Planning Directorate, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.