85Height of buildings

85 Height of buildings

85 Height of buildings

(1) A building shall not be erected on land to which this plan applies where—

(a) in the case of land within 50 metres of the mean high water mark—

(i) the building contains more than 2 storeys, or

(ii) the vertical distance between any part of the building and the natural ground level exceeds 7.5 metres, or

(b) in all other cases—

(i) the building contains more than 3 storeys, or

(ii) the vertical distance between any part of the building and the natural ground level exceeds 10 metres.

(2) When the number of storeys in a proposed building are counted for the purposes of this clause, any storeys that are basements, cellars or similar structures and that do not protrude more than 1.2 metres above finished ground level at the perimeter of the building are excluded.

(3) A reference in this clause to a building does not include a reference to any of the following—

(a) an aerial,

(b) a chimney stack,

(c) a mast,

(d) a pole,

(e) a receiving tower,

(f) a silo,

(g) a transmission tower,

(h) a utility installation,

(i) a ventilator,

(j) a building erected or to be erected on land within Zone 4 (a).