{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995/schedule-2/part-32/paragraph-A.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995/schedule-2/part-32/paragraph-A.1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/418",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/32/paragraph/A.1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "A.1",
  "heading": "Development not permitted",
  "text": "Development is not permitted by Class A—\n(a) if the cumulative gross floor space of any buildings erected, extended or altered would exceed—\n(i) 25% of the gross floor space of the original school, college, university or hospital buildings; or\n(ii) 100 square metres,\nwhichever is the lesser;\n(b) if any part of the development would be within 5 metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the premises;\n(c) if, as a result of the development, any land used as a playing field at any time in the 5 years before the development commenced and remaining in this use could no longer be so used;\n(d) if the height of any new building erected would exceed 5 metres;\n(e) if the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed—\n(i) if within 10 metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the premises, 5 metres; or\n(ii) in all other cases, the height of the building being extended or altered;\n(f) if the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building;\n(g) the development would lead to a reduction in the space available for the parking or turning of vehicles; or\n(h) unless—\n(i) in the case of school, college or university buildings, the predominant use of the existing buildings on the premises is for the provision of education; or\n(ii) in the case of hospital buildings, the predominant use of the existing buildings on the premises is for the provision of any medical or health services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (E.) (15.4.2015) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with arts. 1(2), 8(2)(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 32 substituted (W.) (28.4.2014) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/592), arts. 1(1), 2(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/418/schedule/2/part/32/paragraph/A.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:15:58.850730+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."
}