Permitted Development England
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Certificate of Lawful Development Appeal Decisions by category of development.

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
Part 1 (as amended on 1 October 2008)

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Height

· The height of a structure should be measured from the level of the highest part of the surface of the ground adjacent to the structure.
[Source: July 2010 - Code a00127].
[Source: “DCLG - Permitted development for householders - Technical guidance” (August 2010)].
[Source: June 2011 - Code a00248].

· Furthermore, when measuring the height of a structure, “ground level" should be taken to be natural ground level, and therefore excludes the level of any ground that has been artificially raised or lowered.
[Source: July 2010 - Code a00127].
[Source: “DCLG - Permitted development for householders - Technical guidance” (August 2010)].
[Source: June 2011 - Code a00248].

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