Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2257
Town And Country Planning, England
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2012
Made
31st August 2012
Laid before Parliament
6th September 2012
Coming into force
1st October 2012
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59, 60, 61 and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 1st October 2012.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
Amendment in relation to flats in mixed use buildings
2. —(1)Part 3 of Schedule 2 (changes of use) to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In Class F (permitted development)—
(a) in paragraph F(a), (b) and (c), for “a single flat”, wherever it occurs, substitute “up to two flats”;
(b) in paragraph F.1(a)—
(i) after “floor below the”, insert “lowest”;
(ii) omit “single”;
(c) in paragraph F.1(b) and (c), for “the single”, wherever it occurs, substitute “a”.
(3) In Class G (permitted development)—
(a) in paragraph G(a), (b) and (c), for “a single flat”, wherever it occurs, substitute “up to two flats”;
(b) in paragraph G.1—
(i) after “unless”, for “the”, substitute “each”;
(ii) omit “single”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Greg Clark
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
31st August 2012
1990, c. 8 ; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order ( S.I. 1999/672 ), article 2; see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) . By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) , they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 1995/418 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.