Article 8 Transitional and saving provisions
The amendments made by article 3 of this Order do not apply to—
development for which information was provided to the local planning authority under paragraph A.4(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 before 6th April 2017; or
building operations which began before 6th April 2017, provided the development is completed by 6th April 2020.
Where, on or before 6th April 2017, a building is or has been used as a state-funded school under a permission granted by Class C of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 then Class C, as amended by this Order, applies to such a building as if the reference to “2 academic years” were a reference to “a further academic year”.