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Permitted development definition

What does Permitted development mean? Permitted development describes building works and changes of use that can be undertaken without applying for express planning permission because a general permission is granted by a General Permitted Development Order (GPDO). In England this is the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/596), as amended; in Wales the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (SI 1995/418), as amended; in Scotland the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992, as amended; and in Northern Ireland the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015. In Ireland the closest concept...

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Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Section-by-Section Practical Guidance Index (England and Wales)

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This index signposts practical guidance on the principal provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), organised section by section.

Part III—Control over development

Meaning of development

  • TCPA 1990, s 55—Definition of ‘development’ and ‘new development’
  • Operational development
  • Material change of use
  • Demolition and related planning considerations
  • Permitted development in England
  • Use Classes Order—application in England
  • Local Development Orders
  • Use Classes Order—application in Wales
  • Applying for planning permission—procedure
  • Works to trees, tree Preservation orders, and trees in conservation areas
  • Permitted development rights and the prior approval regime
  • Permitted development in Wales
  • Section 106—statutory test and interaction with the Community infrastructure levy (CIL)
  • Environmental impact assessment—screening and scoping
  • CIL—administration, trigger points, liability and payment
  • Environmental impact assessments—key points
  • Planning due diligence—reporting on planning permissions—checklist
  • Planning conditions—key points
  • Demolition for construction lawyers
  • Enforcement notice appeals and legal challenges
  • Lawful development certificates
  • Agricultural buildings and land—permitted development rights
  • The planning regime for decommissioning nuclear facilities in England and Wales
  • R&I spotlight on planning law
  • Injunctions restraining breaches of planning control
  • Planning—enforcement
  • The planning regime...
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