SUMMARY GUIDE TO USE CLASSES ORDER AND PERMITTED CHANGES OF USE
Use Classes Order 1987 Including Amendments
A1
Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, No permitted change except to mixed use Shops undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post as a shop and single flat and vice versa. offices, pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops, funeral directors etc.
A2
Banks, building societies, estate and Permitted change to A1 where a ground Financial and Professional employment agencies, professional and floor display window exists. Also as above Services financial services, ...
MoreSUMMARY GUIDE TO USE CLASSES ORDER AND PERMITTED CHANGES OF USE
Use Classes Order 1987 Including Amendments
A1
Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, No permitted change except to mixed use Shops undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post as a shop and single flat and vice versa. offices, pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops, funeral directors etc.
A2
Banks, building societies, estate and Permitted change to A1 where a ground Financial and Professional employment agencies, professional and floor display window exists. Also as above Services financial services, betting offices. to a mixed use as a single flat and A2 use and vice versa.
A3
Restaurants, snack bars, caf�s. Permitted change to A1 or A2. Restaurants and Caf�s
A4 Pubs and Bars. Permitted change to A1, A2, A3. Drinking Establishments
A5
Hot food takeaways. Permitted change to A1, A2, A3. Hot Food Takeaways
B1
Offices, not within A2. Permitted change to B8 where no more Business (a) than 2,529sqft.
(b)
Research and development, studios, Permitted change to B8 where no more laboratories, high technology. than 2,529sqft.
(c)
LLight industry Permitted change to B8 where no more than 2,529sqft.
B2
General industry. Permitted change to B1 or B8 (B8 where General Industry no more than 2,529sqft)
B8
Wholesale warehouses, repositories. Permitteed change to B1 where no more Storage or Distribution than 2,529sqft.
C1
Hotels, boarding and guest houses. No permitted change Hotels
C2
Residential schools and colleges, hospitals No permitted change Residential Institutions and convalescent/nursing homes.
C2A
Use for a provision of secure residential No permitted change Secure Residential Institution accommodation including use as a prison, young offenders institution, detention centre, secure training centre, custody centre, short
term holding centre, secure hospital, secure local authority accommodation or as use as a military barracks.
C3
Dwellings, with up to 6 people living as a single No permitted change Dwelling House household.
D1
Places of worship, church halls, health centres, No permitted change Non-Residential Institutions cr�ches, day nurseries, consulting rooms, museums, public halls, libraries, art galleries, exhibition halls, law court, Non residential education and training centres.
D2
Cinemas, music and concert halls, dance, No permitted change Assembly and Leisure sports halls, baths, skating rinks, gymnasiums. Other indoor and outdoor sports and leisure uses, bingo halls.
Sui Generis (Class of it's own),
Theatres, houses in multiple paying occupation, hostels providing no significant element of care, scrap yards. Petrol filling stations and shops selling/displaying motor vehicles. Retail warehouse clubs, nightclubs, launderettes, dry cleaners, taxi businesses, amusement centres. Casinos No permitted change Permitted change from Sui Generis to D2
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