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Explanatory note

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This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) (“the GPDO”). The GPDO provides, for the purposes of section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8), for the grant of planning permission for certain classes of development without the requirement for a planning application to be made under Part 3 of that Act. The classes of permission, together with their accompanying conditions, limitations and restrictions, are set out in Schedule 2 to the GPDO.

Article 3 amends Class A (installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on domestic premises) of Part 14 (renewable energy) of Schedule 2 (permitted development rights) to the GPDO to separate out the relevant limitations that apply to development on a dwellinghouse and development on a block of flats. Article 3 also introduces new limitations that apply to the installation or alteration etc of solar equipment.

Article 4 amends Class B (installation or alteration etc of stand-alone solar equipment on domestic premises) of Part 14 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO to separate out the relevant limitations that apply to development on a dwellinghouse and development on a block of flats. Article 4 also introduces new limitations that apply to the installation or alteration etc of stand-alone solar equipment and inserts a new requirement for prior approval in respect of stand-alone solar that is installed both within article 2(3) land and within 5 metres of the boundary of the curtilage.

Article 5 inserts definitions of “plug-in solar”, “roof enclosure”, “standard plug” and “socket” into paragraph P (interpretation) of Part 14 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and amends the existing definition of “solar PV” to include plug-in solar.

Article 6 makes transitional provision in relation to the amendments made by this Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no, or no significant, impact on the private sector, voluntary sector or public sector is foreseen. An explanatory memorandum is published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.