Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 2257 of 2012)

(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— (a) 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. (b) S.I. 1995/418, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. (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 31st August 2012 Department for Communities and Local Government EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends, in England, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/418). Part 3 sets out permitted development rights in relation to certain changes of use, the effect of which is that those changes of use are granted planning permission without the need for a planning application. Class F of Part 3 permits buildings used as shops, or for financial and professional services, to change to a mixed use incorporating a single residential flat, subject to conditions. Class G permits such mixed use buildings to revert back to single use. This Order amends Classes F and G to extend the permitted development right and reversion to a mixed use incorporating up to two residential flats. An impact assessment has been prepared in relation to this Order. The assessment has been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament and copies may be obtained from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU or from the Department’s website: http://www.communities.gov.uk. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¤ Crown copyright 2012 Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. ISBN 978-0-11-152844-0 £4.00 E4395 09/2012 124395T 19585 9 780111 528440