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Class G THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A CHIMNEY, FLUE OR SOIL AND VENT PIPE ON A DWELLINGHOUSE

Permitted development

G. The installation, alteration or replacement of a chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe on a dwellinghouse.

Development not permitted

G.1 Development is not permitted by Class G if—

(a) the height of the chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe would exceed the highest part of the roof by 1 metre or more; or

(b) in the case of a dwellinghouse on article 1(5) land, the chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe would be installed on a wall or roof slope which—

(i) fronts a highway, and

(ii) forms either the principal elevation or a side elevation of the dwellinghouse

Definitions:-

"HIGHWAY” - includes all public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways.

ARTICLE 1(5) LAND – includes land within:

(a) a National Park;
(b) an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty;
(c) an area designated by a local planning authority as a Conservation Area under Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990;
(d) an area specified by the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purposes of section 41(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (enhancement and protection of the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside)
(e) the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads; and
(f) a World Heritage Site.