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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-england-amendment-no-2-order-2026/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1056",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-england-amendment-no-2-order-2026",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment of Class E of Part 2 of Schedule 2",
  "text": "(1) Class E of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (electrical upstand etc for recharging vehicles) is amended as follows.\n(2) For paragraph E(1), substitute—\n“(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of an upstand with an electrical outlet mounted on it for recharging electric vehicles—\n(a) within an area lawfully used for off-street parking; or\n(b) within any other area within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse or block of flats.”.\n(3) In paragraph E.1 (development not permitted)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—\n(i) for paragraph (a), substitute—\n“(a) exceed the relevant height limit in the table from the surface used for the parking of vehicles—\nLocation of development\nHeight Limit\n(i) non-domestic area lawfully used for off-street parking.\n2.7 metres.\n(ii) any other location.\n1.6 metres.\n”;\n(ii) after paragraph (a), insert—\n“(aa) in the case of development permitted by paragraph E(1)(b), be within a conservation area;”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—\n(i) omit paragraph (a);\n(ii) in paragraph (b)—\n(aa) omit “unit of”;\n(bb) for sub-paragraph (i), substitute—\n“(i) result in the cumulative volume of equipment housing installed under Class E within that non-domestic area exceeding 45 cubic metres;”;\n(iii) after paragraph (b), insert “;\n“(c) where the cumulative volume of equipment housing installed within that non-domestic area would exceed 29 cubic metres, it would be—\n(i) within a site of special scientific interest;\n(ii) within a European site; or\n(iii) used for the display of an advertisement.”.\n(4) In paragraph E.2 (conditions)—\n(a) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);\n(b) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—\n“(2) Development is permitted by paragraph E(1) subject to the condition that, where there is a footway between the upstand and outlet and the vehicle to be recharged, when the upstand and outlet are in use the charging cable must cross the footway by means of an authorised cross-pavement solution.\n(3) In the case of any paragraph E(2) development, where—\n(a) the cumulative volume of the equipment housing installed within that non-domestic area would exceed 29 cubic metres; and\n(b) the equipment housing would be installed on article 2(3) land,\nbefore beginning development the developer must apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority will be required with respect to the impact of the siting and appearance of the equipment housing on that article 2(3) land.\n(4) The application must be accompanied by—\n(a) a written description of the proposed development;\n(b) a plan indicating the site and showing the proposed development;\n(c) the developer’s contact address; and\n(d) the developer’s email address if the developer is content to receive communications electronically,\ntogether with any fee required to be paid.\n(5) The local planning authority may refuse an application where, in the opinion of the authority—\n(a) the proposed development does not comply with; or\n(b) the developer has provided insufficient information to enable the authority to establish whether the proposed development complies with,\nany conditions, limitations or restrictions specified in Class E applicable to the development in question.\n(6) Sub-paragraphs (7) and (9) do not apply where a local planning authority refuses an application under sub-paragraph (5) and for the purposes of section 78 of the Act (appeals) such a refusal is to be treated as a refusal of an application for approval.\n(7) The local planning authority must give notice of the proposed development—\n(a) by site display in at least one place on or near the land to which the application relates for not less than 21 days of a notice which—\n(i) describes the proposed development;\n(ii) provides the address of the proposed development; and\n(iii) specifies the date by which representations are to be received by the local planning authority; or\n(b) by serving a notice in that form on any adjoining owner or occupier.\n(8) The local planning authority may require the developer to submit such information as the authority may reasonably require in order to determine the application.\n(9) The local planning authority must, when determining an application—\n(a) take into account any representations made to them as a result of any notice given under sub-paragraph (7); and\n(b) have regard to the National Planning Policy Framework so far as relevant to the subject matter of the prior approval as if the application were a planning application.\n(10) The development must not begin before the occurrence of one of the following—\n(a) the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice of their determination that such prior approval is not required;\n(b) the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice giving their prior approval; or\n(c) the expiry of 56 days following the date on which the application under sub-paragraph (4) was received by the local planning authority without the authority notifying the applicant as to whether prior approval is given or refused.\n(11) The development must be carried out—\n(a) where prior approval is required, in accordance with the details approved by the local planning authority;\n(b) where prior approval is not required, or where sub-paragraph (10)(c) applies, in accordance with the details provided in the application referred to in sub-paragraph (4),\nunless the local planning authority and the developer agree otherwise in writing.\n(12) The local planning authority may grant prior approval unconditionally or subject to conditions reasonably related to the subject matter of the prior approval.\n(13) When computing the number of days in paragraph (7)(a), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded.”.\n(5) In paragraph E.3 (interpretation)—\n(a) before the definition of “block of flats”, insert—\n““authorised”, in relation to a cross-pavement solution, means installed by, or on behalf of, or with the authorisation of, the relevant highway authority;”;\n(b) after the definition of “block of flats”, insert—\n““cross-pavement solution” means a pavement-embedded cable channel that allows a cable for the recharging of electric vehicles to safely cross a footway from a domestic premises to a parked vehicle;\n“electrical outlet” means a dedicated charging point for the recharging of electric vehicles not including by means of a standard domestic plug and socket, and including any casing of that electrical outlet;\n“footway” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See the definition of “article 2(3) land” in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the GPDO."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the definition of “the Act” in article 2 of the GPDO."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the definition of “public holiday” in article 2 of the GPDO."
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:54:21.912789+00:00"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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