IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (03/12/2020 and 01/01/2021 and 06/04/2021) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 03/12/2020 and 01/01/2021 and 06/04/2021:

New Legislation:

  • December 2020 and January 2021 and April 2021: SI 2020 No. 1243 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (pdf) (link).

Note: Within the above SI 2020 No. 1243, regulations 3, 12(1), 12(2), and 12(5) (which relate to articles 3(9A) and 3(9B) of the GPDO) come into force on 06/04/2021, regulation 4 (which relates to Part 4 Class BA of the GPDO) comes into force on 01/01/2021, and all of the other regulations come into force on 03/12/2020.

Short Summary:

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GPDO (GENERAL) - Articles 3(9A) and 3(9B) of the GPDO (requirement for "any new dwellinghouse" to meet minimum space standards):

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PART 4 CLASS BA - AMENDED PD RIGHTS to allow the additional temporary use of land for any purpose for up to 28 days during the 1 year period from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021:

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PART 4 CLASS DA - AMENDED PD RIGHTS to allow a change of use from any of A3, A4, A3+A4, or a "drinking establishment with expanded food provision" to a temporary use for the "provision of takeaway food" during the 2 year period from 24/03/2020 to 23/03/2022:

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PART 11 CLASS B - AMENDED PD RIGHTS for the "demolition of a building":

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PART 12 CLASS BA - AMENDED PD RIGHTS to allow the temporary use of land for the purposes of "holding a market" by, or on behalf of, a local authority during the 21 month period from 25/06/2020 to 23/03/2022:

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PART 12A CLASS A - AMENDED PD RIGHTS for emergency development by, or on behalf of, a local authority or health service body:

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PART 19 CLASS Q - AMENDED PD RIGHTS for development relating to an emergency by, or on behalf of, the Crown:

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PART 19 CLASS QA - NEW PD RIGHTS for development relating to a pandemic by, or on behalf of, the Crown:

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COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2015 - Limiting compensation liability that results from the amendments to Part 11 Class B:

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Other Notes:

  • The "Explanatory Memorandum" (link) to SI 2020 No. 1243 states the following:
    - "The General Permitted Development Order was consolidated in 2015. This is the twentieth amending instrument to the General Permitted Development Order. There are no current plans for a further consolidation.".
  • The "GPDO 2015 (Consolidated)" document on the Planning Jungle website has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2020 No. 1243, and currently incorporates a total of 20 SIs (i.e. the original SI + 19 amendment SIs).
  • Note: The "Explanatory Memorandum" refers to a "twentieth" amendment SI, whereas the Planning Jungle website has identified 19 amendment SIs. It should be noted that regulation 2 of the above SI 2020 No. 1243 includes a list of amendment SIs, but one of these SIs does not amend the GPDO 2015 (i.e. its inclusion within this list appears to be an error).

Other Sources of Information:

  • September 2020: Government press release - ""Permitted development" homes to meet space standards" (link).
    - Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post.
  • November 2020: "Explanatory Memorandum" to SI 2020 No. 1243 (pdf) (link).

Updates to the Planning Jungle website: