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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-england-order-2015/schedule-2/part-7/crossheading-class-d-modification-of-shop-loading-bays/paragraph-D.3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/596",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-england-order-2015",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/7/crossheading/class-d-modification-of-shop-loading-bays/paragraph/D.3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "D.3",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Class D",
  "text": "For the purposes of Class D—\n“goods vehicle” has the meaning given in section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 ;\n“loading bay” means any facility, including vehicle ramps, for the loading or unloading of goods vehicles; and\n“shop” means a building used for any purpose within Class E(a) (display or retail sale of goods other than hot food) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 7 Class D para. D.3 substituted (1.8.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/814), arts. 1(1), 6(3)(c) (with Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1988 c.52."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/7/crossheading/class-d-modification-of-shop-loading-bays/paragraph/D.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:36:20.788841+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}