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Permitted Development

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Some types of development may not require planning permission but are Permitted Development as defined under Schedule 2 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.

Part 6 of this Schedule outlines three classes of permitted development for agriculture:

Class A – Agricultural building or engineering works on farms of more than 5 ha where the proposed development is:

• within a parcel of land of more than 1 ha
• not related to a dwelling (dwellings are covered by Parts 1, 4 and 5 in the schedule)
• designed for agriculture
• less than 465m square in ground area (including the area of any other works erected within 90m in the preceding 2 years)
• less than 12m in height (3m if within 3 km of an aerodrome)
• more than 25m from a classified road including C roads
• if used to house livestock or slurry, more than 400m from a building occupied by people not working on the farm

Class B – Installation of plant/machinery or extension/alteration (not erection) of an agricultural building or provision of a hard surface or private way on farms of less than 5ha where the proposed development is:

• within a parcel of land of more than 0.4 ha
• not going to materially alter the external appearance of a building
• more than 25m from a classified road including C roads
• if used to house livestock or slurry, more than 400m from a building occupied by people not working on the farm
• not increased in height
• not increased in cubic capacity by more than 10%
• less than 465m square in combined floor area (including the area of any other works erected within 90m in the preceding 2 years)
• more than 5m from the boundary of the unit

(Class C is for mineral working for agricultural purposes)

Under the determination procedure the local planning authority must be notified about:

• the siting, design and external appearance of agricultural buildings
• the siting and means of construction of a private way
• the siting of excavations or waste deposits with an area exceeding 0.5 hectare

using their specific notification form eg: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/appPDF/T3725Form016_england_en.pdf

The council are then entitled to require further information or even full planning permission for the development. However if they do not respond within 28 days or confirm that prior approval is not necessary, work can proceed, but only in accordance with the details submitted with the notification.