# The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, Paragraph A.4: Interpretation of Class A


(1) For the purposes of Class A—
“aerodrome operator” means the person for the time being having the management of an aerodrome or, in relation to a particular aerodrome, the management of that aerodrome;
“antenna system” means a set of antennas installed on a building or structure and operated in accordance with the electronic communications code;
“Commission Regulation 2020/1070” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1070 on specifying the characteristics of small-area wireless access points pursuant to Article 57 paragraph 2 of the Directive;
“development ancillary to radio equipment housing” means the installation, alteration or replacement of structures, equipment or means of access which are ancillary to and reasonably required for the purposes of the radio equipment housing, and except on any land which is, or is within, a site of special scientific interest includes—
(a)security equipment;
(b)perimeter walls and fences; and
(c)handrails, steps and ramps;
“developer’s notice” means a notice signed and dated by or on behalf of the developer and containing—
(a)the name of the developer;
(b)the address or location of the proposed development;
(c)a description of the proposed development (including its siting and appearance and the height of any mast);
(d)a statement that the developer will apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required to the siting and appearance of the development;
(e)the name and address of the local planning authority to whom the application will be made;
(f)a statement that the application must be available for public inspection at the offices of the local planning authority during usual office hours;
(g)a statement that any person who wishes to make representations about the siting and appearance of the proposed development may do so in writing to the local planning authority;
(h)the date by which any such representations should be received by the local planning authority, being a date not less than 14 days from the date of the notice; and
(i)the address to which such representations should be made.
“the Directive” means Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (recast);
“electronic communications apparatus”, “electronic communications code”, “electronic communications network” and “electronic communications service” have the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003;
“existing electronic communications apparatus” means electronic communications apparatus which is already sending or receiving electronic communications;”
“fixed-line broadband” means a service or connection (commonly referred to as being ‘always on’), via a fixed-line network, providing a bandwidth greater than narrowband;
“land controlled by the operator” means land occupied by the operator in right of a freehold interest or a leasehold interest under a lease granted for a term of not less than 10 years;
“local advertisement” means by publication of the notice in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application relates is situated;
“mast” means a radio mast or a radio tower;
“narrowband” means a service or connection providing data speeds up to 128 k bit/s;
“owner” means any person who is the estate owner in respect of the fee simple, or who is entitled to a tenancy granted or extended for a term of years certain of which not less than seven years remain unexpired;
“Procedure Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012;
“protected land” means any land which is article 1(5) land or land which is, or is within, a site of special scientific interest;
Regulation 2020/1070 small cell system” means a small cell system—
(a)to which Commission Regulation 2020/1070 applies;
(b)which complies with the requirements of the European Standard laid down at point B of the Annex to Commission Regulation 2020/1070; and
(c)meets the conditions set out in Point A of the Annex to Commission Regulation 2020/1070;
“relevant period” means a period which expires–
(a)six months from the commencement of the installation, alteration or replacement of any apparatus or structure permitted by Class A(a) or Class A(c);
(b)eighteen months from the commencement of the use permitted by Class A(b);or
(c)when the need for such apparatus, structure or use ceases,
whichever occurs first;
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“small cell system” means an antenna which may be referred to as a femtocell, picocell, metrocell or microcell antenna, together with any ancillary apparatus, which—
(a)operates on a point to multi point or area basis in connection with an electronic communications service;
(b)does not, in any two dimensional measurement, have a surface area exceeding 5000 square centimetres; and
(c)does not have a volume exceeding 50,000 cubic centimetres;
but does not include a Regulation 2020/1070 small cell system and any calculation for the purposes of paragraph (b) or (c) includes any power supply unit or casing, but excludes any mounting, fixing, bracket or other support structure;.
“tenant” means the tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land to which the application relates;
“unprotected land” means any land which is not protected land.
(2) For the purposes of this Part—
(a) the height of a mast is calculated by—
(i) adding together the height, measured at its highest point, of the mast or apparatus of—
(aa) the mast;
(bb) any apparatus attached to the mast; and
(cc) any plinth or other structure required for the purpose of supporting the mast; and
(ii) deducting from that sum the height, also measured at its highest point, of any antenna attached to the mast to the extent that it protrudes above the highest point of the mast;
(b) the width of a ground-based mast is to be calculated by adding together the width of—
(i) the mast; and
(ii) any apparatus attached to the mast (other than an antenna).
(3) Any reference in this Order to Commission Regulation 2020/1070 is a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/418/schedule/2/part/24n1/paragraph/A.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995/schedule-2/part-24n1/paragraph-A.4
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