S.I. No. 600 of PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001, SCHEDULE 2, Part 1 Exempted Development – General
SCHEDULE 2
Part 1
Exempted Development — General
Column 1Description of Development |
Column 2Conditions and Limitations |
Development within the curtilage of a house
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CLASS 1 |
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| The extension of a house, by the construction or erection of an extension (including a conservatory) to the rear of the house or by the conversion for use as part of the house of any garage, store, shed or other similar structure attached to the rear or to the side of the house. | 1. (a) Where the house has not been extended previously, the floor area of any such extension shall not exceed 40 square metres.(b) Subject to paragraph (a), where the house is terraced or semi-detached, the floor area of any extension above ground level shall not exceed 12 square metres.(c) Subject to paragraph (a), where the house is detached, the floor area of any extension above ground level shall not exceed 20 square metres.2. (a) Where the house has been extended previously, the floor area of any such extension, taken together with the floor area of any previous extension or extensions constructed or erected after 1 October 1964, including those for which planning permission has been obtained, shall not exceed 40 square metres.(b) Subject to paragraph (a), where the house is terraced or semi-detached and has been extended previously, the floor area of any extension above ground level taken together with the floor area of any previous extension or extensions above ground level constructed or erected after 1 October 1964, including those for which planning permission has been obtained, shall not exceed 12 square metres.(c) Subject to paragraph (a), where the house is detached and has been extended previously, the floor area of any extension above ground level, taken together with the floor area of any previous extension or extensions above ground level constructed or erected after 1 October 1964, including those for which planning permission has been obtained, shall not exceed 20 square metres.3. Any above ground floor extension shall be a distance of not less than 2 metres from any party boundary.4. (a) Where the rear wall of the house does not include a gable, the height of the walls of any such extension shall not exceed the height of the rear wall of the house.(b) Where the rear wall of the house includes a gable, the height of the walls of any such extension shall not exceed the height of the side walls of the house.
(c) The height of the highest part of the roof of any such extension shall not exceed, in the case of a flat roofed extension, the height of the eaves or parapet, as may be appropriate, or, in any other case, shall not exceed the height of the highest part of the roof of the dwelling. 5. The construction or erection of any such extension to the rear of the house shall not reduce the area of private open space, reserved exclusively for the use of the occupants of the house, to the rear of the house to less than 25 square metres. 6. (a) Any window proposed at ground level in any such extension shall not be less than 1 metre from the boundary it faces. (b) Any window proposed above ground level in any such extension shall not be less than 11 metres from the boundary it faces. (c) Where the house is detached and the floor area of the extension above ground level exceeds 12 square metres, any window proposed at above ground level shall not be less than 11 metres from the boundary it faces. 7. The roof of any extension shall not be used as a balcony or roof garden.
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CLASS 2 |
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| The provision, as part of a central heating system of a house, of a chimney, boiler house or oil storage tank. | The capacity of any such oil storage tank shall not exceed 3,500 litres. |
CLASS 3 |
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| The construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a house of any tent, awning, shade or other object, greenhouse, garage, store, shed or other similar structure. | 1. No such structure shall be constructed, erected or placed forward of the front wall of a house.2. The total area of such structures constructed, erected or placed within the curtilage of a house shall not, taken together with any other such structures previously constructed, erected or placed within the said curtilage, exceed 25 square metres.3. The construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a house of any such structure shall not reduce the amount of private open space reserved exclusively for the use of the occupants of the house to the rear or to the side of the house to less than 25 square metres.4. The external finishes of any garage or other structure constructed, erected or placed to the side of a house, and the roof covering where any such structure has a tiled or slated roof, shall conform with those of the house.5. The height of any such structure shall not exceed, in the case of a building with a tiled or slated pitched roof, 4 metres or, in any other case, 3 metres.6. The structure shall not be used for human habitation or for the keeping of pigs, poultry, pigeons, ponies or horses, or for any other purpose other than a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the house as such. |
CLASS 4 |
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| (a) The erection of a wireless or television antenna, other than a satellite television signal receiving antenna, on the roof of a house. | The height of the antenna above the roof of the house shall not exceed 6 metres. |
| (b) The erection on or within the curtilage of a house, of a dish type antenna used for the receiving and transmitting of signals from satellites. | 1. Not more than one such antenna shall be erected on, or within the curtilage of a house.2. The diameter of any such antenna shall not exceed 1 metre.3. No such antenna shall be erected on, or forward of, the front wall of the house.4. No such antenna shall be erected on the front roof slope of the house or higher than the highest part of the roof of the house. |
CLASS 5 |
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| The construction, erection or alteration, within or bounding the curtilage of a house, of a gate, gateway, railing or wooden fence or a wall of brick, stone, blocks with decorative finish, other concrete blocks or mass concrete. | 1. The height of any such structure shall not exceed 2 metres or, in the case of a wall or fence within or bounding any garden or other space in front of a house, 1.2 metres.2. Every wall other than a dry or natural stone wall bounding any garden or other space shall be capped and the face of any wall of concrete or concrete block (other than blocks with decorative finish) which will be visible from any road, path or public area, including public open space, shall be rendered or plastered.3. No such structure shall be a metal palisade or other security fence. |
CLASS 6 |
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| (a) The construction of any path, drain or pond or the carrying out of any landscaping works within the curtilage of a house. | The level of the ground shall not be altered by more than 1 metre above or below the level of the adjoining ground. |
| (b) Any works within the curtilage of a house for—(i) the provision to the rear of the house of a hard surface for use for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the house as such, or,(ii) the provision to the front or side of the house of a hard surface for the parking of not more than 2 motor vehicles used for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the house as such. | |
CLASS 7 |
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| The construction or erection of a porch outside any external door of a house. | 1. Any such structure shall be situated not less than 2 metres from any road.2. The floor area of any such structure shall not exceed 2 square metres.3. The height of any such structure shall not exceed, in the case of a structure with a tiled or slated pitched roof, 4 metres or, in any other case, 3 metres. |
CLASS 8 |
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| The keeping or storing of a caravan, campervan or boat within the curtilage of a house. | 1. Not more than one caravan, campervan or boat shall be so kept or stored.2. The caravan, campervan or boat shall not be used for the storage, display, advertisement or sale of goods or for the purposes of any business.3. No caravan, campervan or boat shall be so kept or stored for more than 9 months in any year or occupied as a dwelling while so kept or stored. |
Sundry Works
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CLASS 9 |
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| The construction, erection, renewal or replacement, other than within or bounding the curtilage of a house, of any gate or gateway. | The height of any such structure shall not exceed 2 metres. |
CLASS 10 |
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| The plastering or capping of any wall of concrete blocks or mass concrete. | |
CLASS 11 |
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| The construction, erection, lowering, repair or replacement, other than within or bounding the curtilage of a house, of —(a) any fence (not being a hoarding or sheet metal fence), or(b) any wall of brick, stone, blocks with decorative finish, other concrete blocks or mass concrete. | 1. The height of any new structure shall not exceed 1.2 metres or the height of the structure being replaced, whichever is the greater, and in any event shall not exceed 2 metres.2. Every wall, other than a dry or natural stone wall, constructed or erected bounding a road shall be capped and the face of any wall of concrete or concrete blocks (other than blocks of a decorative finish) which will be visible from any road, path or public area, including a public open space, shall be rendered or plastered. |
CLASS 12 |
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| The painting of any external part of any building or other structure. | Such painting may not, except in the case of a hoarding or other temporary structure bounding land on which development consisting of works is being or will be carried out in pursuance of a permission granted under Part III of the Act or as exempted development, be for the purposes of creating a mural. |
CLASS 13 |
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| The repair or improvement of any private street, road or way, being works carried out on land within the boundary of the street, road or way, and the construction of any private footpath or paving. |
The width of any such private footpath or paving shall not exceed 3 metres.
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