# The Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

After Class D insert—
“
Class E
Permitted development
E.
The installation, alteration or replacement of a reverse vending machine in a wall of a shop or within the curtilage of a shop.
Development not permitted
E.1
Development is not permitted by Class E if—
(a)the reverse vending machine would exceed 4 metres in height;
(b)the floor space of the reverse vending machine would exceed 80 square metres;
(c)in the case of a reverse vending machine installed in the wall of a shop, any part of the machine would protrude more than 2 metres beyond the outer surface of that wall;
(d)it would be situated within 15 metres of the curtilage of a building used for residential purposes;
(e)it would face onto and be within 5 metres of a road;
(f)the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building unless listed building consent has previously been granted;
(g)the development would be within a conservation area, a World Heritage Site, an area of special scientific interest or a site of archaeological interest.
Conditions
E.2
Development is permitted by Class E subject to the following conditions—
(a)where the reverse vending machine is no longer in operation the development must be removed as soon as reasonably practicable; and
(b)the land on which the development was situated, including any wall in which the development was installed must, as soon as reasonably practicable, and so far as reasonably practicable, be reinstated to its condition before the development was carried out.
Interpretation of Class E
E.3
For the purposes of Class E-
“deposit item” has the meaning given in regulation 4 of The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025;
“reverse vending machine” means a machine for the purpose of accepting deposit items, reimbursing deposits for each deposit item accepted, and retaining the deposit item for collection within the meaning of The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 and any associated enclosure, building, canopy or other structure;
“shop” means a building used for any purpose within Class A1 of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/80/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-general-permitted-development-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2026/schedule/paragraph-3
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