Class q rules: Class Q Statutory Tests
The Class Q Statutory Tests carries 5 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 3 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
3 of the 11 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
By test
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| test section 73 application fee | 195 GBP (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test prior approval deemed-consent period | 28 day (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test appeal right after non-determination | 8 week (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test use history: site joined the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period) | 10 year (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test use history: site left the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period) | 10 year (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test bar on Part 6 Class A(a)/B(a) agricultural development within 10 years | 10 year (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test hard surface laid after 24 July 2023 must be in place 10 years before Class Q(b) development | 10 year (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| test completion within 3 years of the prior approval date | 3 year (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| legislation.gov.uk - Fees Regulations 2012, Schedule 1 as made | 195 GBP | section 73 application fee | 2026-11-07 |
| GOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance - When is permission required? | 28 day | prior approval deemed-consent period | 2026-11-07 |
| legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended) | 10 year | use history: site joined the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period) | 2026-11-07 |
| legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended) | 10 year | use history: site left the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period) | 2026-11-07 |
| legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended) | 10 year | bar on Part 6 Class A(a)/B(a) agricultural development within 10 years | 2026-11-07 |
| legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended) | 10 year | hard surface laid after 24 July 2023 must be in place 10 years before Class Q(b) development | 2026-11-07 |
| GOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance - When is permission required? | 8 week | appeal right after non-determination | 2026-11-07 |
| legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended) | 3 year | completion within 3 years of the prior approval date | 2026-11-07 |
The sentence each figure was read from (8)
- legislation.gov.uk - Fees Regulations 2012, Schedule 1 as made, read 2026-11-07:
Where application is made pursuant to section 73 of the 1990 Act (determination of applications to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached)(2)the fee payable in respect of the application shall be £195.
- GOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance - When is permission required?, read 2026-11-07:
If, within 28 days of your application, the local planning authority has given no indication of whether prior approval is required or not, the demolition may begin without prior approval.
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended), read 2026-11-07:
where the site became part of the established agricultural unit after 24th July 2023, for a period of at least 10 years before the date development under Class Q begins,
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended), read 2026-11-07:
where the site ceased to be part of an established agricultural unit after 24th July 2023, the site has not been part of the established agricultural unit for a period of at least 10 years before the date development under Class Q begins, or
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended), read 2026-11-07:
development under Class A(a) or Class B(a) of Part 6 of this Schedule (agricultural buildings and operations) has been carried out on the established agricultural unit during the period which is 10 years before the date development under Class Q begins,
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended), read 2026-11-07:
where the hard surface was provided on the land after 24th July 2023, the hard surface has not been situated on the land for a period of at least 10 years before the date development under Class Q(b) begins,
- GOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance - When is permission required?, read 2026-11-07:
Where a decision has not been made within 8 weeks, there is a right of appeal to the Secretary of State for non-determination of the prior approval application.
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended), read 2026-11-07:
(4) Development under Class Q is permitted subject to the condition that development under Class Q(a), and under Class Q(b) or (c), if any, must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the prior approval date.
Read in full, publishes no figure
8 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Class Q (as made, 2015), read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- legislation.gov.uk - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024, article 3, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- legislation.gov.uk - SI 2024/579 in full, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- legislation.gov.uk - Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications...) Regulations 2012, Schedule 1 (current), read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- legislation.gov.uk - Fees Regulations 2012, contents, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GOV.UK - Fees for planning applications (consultation), read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- GOV.UK - District planning matters return PS1 and PS2, read 2026-11-07: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GOV.UK - Fees for planning applications, annual indexation from 1 April 2026, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
3 of the 11 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in year (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 5 figures, never sentences; 55 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per test - the Q.1 restrictions (use history and its date, the dwelling and floorspace caps, designated land, listed buildings, the structural-soundness limit on what building operations are 'reasonably necessary') and the Q.2 prior-approval matters (transport and highways, noise, contamination, flooding, siting practicality, design and external appearance, natural light) - each quoted verbatim from the instrument with the date it took effect and the article that put it there.
The derivation nobody publishes is the VERSIONED DIFF: the 2015 text, the 2024 text and the transitional window side by side, so a page can say what changed, when, and which of the guides still ranking are reciting a repealed test.
The fee and the 56-day determination period are carried on the same row set from the Fees Regulations and the GPDO.
55 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (11)
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q (as amended)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - GPDO 2015 Class Q (as made, 2015)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024, article 3(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - SI 2024/579 in full(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance - When is permission required?(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications...) Regulations 2012, Schedule 1 (current)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - Fees Regulations 2012, Schedule 1 as made(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk - Fees Regulations 2012, contents(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK - Fees for planning applications (consultation)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK - District planning matters return PS1 and PS2(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK - Fees for planning applications, annual indexation from 1 April 2026(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Class Q Statutory Tests carries 5 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 3 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
3 of the 11 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test section 73 application fee: median 195 GBP across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test prior approval deemed-consent period: median 28 day across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test appeal right after non-determination: median 8 week across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test use history: site joined the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period): median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test use history: site left the established agricultural unit after 24 July 2023 (10-year period): median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test bar on Part 6 Class A(a)/B(a) agricultural development within 10 years: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test hard surface laid after 24 July 2023 must be in place 10 years before Class Q(b) development: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Class Q Statutory Tests, test completion within 3 years of the prior approval date: median 3 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
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Questions this data answers
What exactly does Class Q permit and forbid in England after 21 May 2024, what must a prior approval address, and what does the application cost?
The Class Q Statutory Tests carries 5 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 3 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
Where do the figures in the Class Q Statutory Tests come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 7 Nov 2026). 11 named sources were read and 3 publish a figure; the 8 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.