{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995/schedule-2/part-8/paragraph-A.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-order-1995/schedule-2/part-8/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/8/paragraph/A.1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "A.1",
  "heading": "Development not permitted",
  "text": "Development is not permitted by Class A if—\n(a) the height of any part of the new building erected would exceed—\n(i) if within 10 metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the premises, 5 metres;\n(ii) in all other cases, the height of the highest building within the curtilage of the premises or 15 metres, whichever is lower;\n(b) 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;\n(ii) in all other cases, the height of the building being extended or altered;\n(c) any part of the development, would be within 5 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the premises;\n(d) the gross floor space of any new building erected would exceed 100 square metres;\n(e) the gross floor space of the original building would be exceeded by more than—\n(i) 10% in respect of development on any article 1(5) land or within a World Heritage Site, or 25% in any other case; or\n(ii) 500 square metres in respect of development on any article 1(5) land or within a World Heritage Site, or 1,000 square metres in any other case;\nwhichever is the lesser;\n(f) the development would lead to a reduction in the space available for the parking or turning of vehicles; or\n(g) the development would be within the curtilage of a listed building.",
  "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. 8 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(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/418/schedule/2/part/8/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."
}