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 DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS

[GPDO Part 31 Class A]

Planning permission is not required for:-

Any building operation consisting of the demolition of a building"

Except where:

• the building has been rendered unsafe or uninhabitable by the action or inaction of any person having an interest in the land on which the building stands and
• it is practicable to secure safety or health by works of repair or works for affording temporary support.

And subject to the following conditions:

• in cases where it is urgently necessary to carry out immediate demolition in the interests of health and safety, the developer must send a written justification to the Council at the earliest opportunity.
• In other cases the developer must first seek a determination from the Council as to whether the prior approval of the Council is required concerning the method of demolition and the subsequent restoration of the site.

DETERMINATION PROCEDURE

Special forms and notices may be available for this purpose from the planning office.

1. You must apply to the Council in writing for a determination, including in your application a written description of the proposed development (demolition).
2. A site notice must be posted on or near the land containing the building for demolition. This must be in position for at least 21 days out of a period of 28 days starting from the date on which you submitted the determination request.
3. If the notice is removed or defaced etc before the end of the 21 day period and you have taken reasonable steps to protect it and to comply with the requirements, (perhaps by replacing it with a copy) then you will be treated as having complied with the requirements.
4. The demolition may not commence until one of the following has occurred:-

• you have received a written determination from the Council that prior approval is not required. Or
• the 28 days have expired and the Council have made no determination.

1. The demolition shall be carried out in accordance with any prior approval requirements laid down by the Council or in accordance with any details you submitted in your application for a determination.
2. The works must be carried out within a period of 5 years from the date of any Council approval or the date when the information was first provided to the Council, whichever applies.

There are a number of additional qualifications that apply to this section.

[GPDO PART 31 CLASS B]

Planning permission is not required for:

Any building operation consisting of the demolition of the whole or any part of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure.

There are no other conditions or limitation s relating to this section.

 DETAILED GUIDANCE ON THIS SECTION MAY BE FOUND IN CIRCULAR 10/95: Planning Controls over Demolition

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