Exempt development
2.154 Exempt development
Any of the following development is exempt development if the development is in connection with a waste or resource management facility—
emergency works to protect a waste or resource management facility,
development for the purposes of routine maintenance or associated landscaping works, including the following—
works carried out to maintain access tracks,
removal of litter or debris from stormwater quality control systems,
development for the purposes of investigations (including geotechnical and other testing, surveying and sampling) in the circumstances specified in Schedule 1,
internal alterations to buildings in the circumstances specified in Schedule 1, but only if the alterations do not increase the capacity of the facility (or increase the capacity only to a minimal extent),
demolition and replacement of weighbridges,
installation of shelters over weighbridges,
demolition and replacement of storage sheds.
Development is exempt development under this section only if the development—
complies with section 2.20, and
involves no greater soil or vegetation disturbance than necessary, and
does not involve any increase in stormwater drainage or run-off from the site concerned.
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