Section 13Part 3 — Control of Development of LandAmended
Provisions for development
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Subject to this Act or any regulations made under this Act, permission shall be required under this Part for any development of land that is carried out after the 17th day of January, 1972. Except where otherwise provided for by this Act, permission shall not be given which would result in a development at variance with a development plan and in particular in the case of development in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman at variance with the guidelines therefor contained in any such plan.
Repealed by section 7 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Act, 2010 [Law 30 of 2010].
In this Act —
"development" means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under any land, the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land, or the subdivision of any land, except that the following types of developments shall not require planning permission but shall be subject to all other provisions of this Act and any regulations made under this Act, including the Building Code Regulations (2021 Revision), namely —
the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of any detached house if the works —
affect only the interior of the house or do not materially affect the external appearance of the house; and
do not constitute or contribute to a material change in the use of the house;
the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of any building (other than a detached house) if the works —
affect only the interior of the building or do not materially affect the external appearance of the building;
do not constitute or contribute to a material change in the use of the building; and
do not contravene any other law, regulation or code;
the construction of a fuel liquefied petroleum gas storage tank not exceeding an aggregate total of one thousand gallons in size;
the carrying out by a highway authority of any works required for the maintenance or improvement or widening of a road;
the carrying out, with the approval of the Managing Director of the National Roads Authority by any authority or statutory undertakers of any works for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing any sewers, mains, cables or other apparatus, including the breaking open of any street or other land for that purpose;
the use of any land for the purpose of agriculture (except living accommodation, grazing, dairy farming, the breeding or keeping of livestock, or the farming of turtles in confinement);
the erection or construction of gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure not being with any setback adjacent to the sea or road, not exceeding four feet in height and not constructed of sheet metal;
repealed by section 11(a)(iii) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Act, 2014 [Law 19 of 2014].
the display of such advertisements as may be specified by the Authority.
Repealed by section 11(b) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Act, 2014 [Law 19 of 2014].
Approval may be given to the subdivision of land into six lots or less subject to compliance with zoning, access and other requirements.
Repealed by section 11(d) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Act, 2014 [Law 19 of 2014].
Repealed by section 11(d) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Act, 2014 [Law 19 of 2014].
Defined Terms
development
Referenced By
- Section 53 — Application
section 13