Paragraph E.1 Development not permitted

F1(1)

Development is not permitted by F2paragraph E(1) if the upstand and the outlet would—

F3(a)

exceed the relevant height limit in the table from the surface used for the parking of vehicles—

Location of development	Height Limit
(i) non-domestic area lawfully used for off-street parking.	2.7 metres.
(ii) any other location.	1.6 metres.

F4(aa)

in the case of development permitted by paragraph E(1)(b), be within a conservation area;

F5(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

be within a site designated as a scheduled monument;

(d)

be within the curtilage of a listed building; or

(e)

result in more than 1 upstand being provided for each parking space.

F6(2)

Development is not permitted by paragraph E(2)(a) if the equipment would not be contained within equipment housing the installation of which would be permitted by this Class.

(3)

Development is not permitted by paragraph E(2)(b) if—

F7(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

the F8... equipment housing would—

(F9i)

result in the cumulative volume of equipment housing installed under Class E within that non-domestic area exceeding 45 cubic metres;

(ii)

exceed 3 metres in height from the level of the surface used for the parking of vehicles;

(iii)

be within 5 metres of a highway;

(iv)

be within 10 metres of the curtilage of a dwellinghouse or block of flats;

(v)

be within a site designated as a scheduled monument;

(vi)

be within the curtilage of a listed building F10;

(c)

where the cumulative volume of equipment housing installed within that non-domestic area would exceed 29 cubic metres, it would be—

(i)

within a site of special scientific interest;

(ii)

within a European site; or

(iii)

used for the display of an advertisement.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1 renumbered as Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(1) (29.5.2025) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/560), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(1) substituted (29.5.2025) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/560), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(b)(i)
F3: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(1)(a) substituted (21.10.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(a)(i) (with art. 10)
F4: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(1)(aa) inserted (21.10.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(a)(ii) (with art. 10)
F5: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(1)(b) omitted (29.5.2025) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/560), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(b)(iii)
F6: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(2)(3) inserted (29.5.2025) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/560), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(c)
F7: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(3)(a) omitted (21.10.2026) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(b)(i) (with art. 10)
F8: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(3)(b) omitted (21.10.2026) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(b)(ii)(aa) (with art. 10)
F9: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(3)(b)(i) substituted (21.10.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(b)(ii)(bb) (with art. 10)
F10: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E para. E.1(3)(b)(iii) inserted (21.10.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1056), arts. 1(2), 5(3)(b)(iii) (with art. 10)

Notes on Class E – electrical upstand etc for recharging vehicles

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Class E heading inserted (29.5.2025) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/560), arts. 1(2), 4(2)