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SUMMARY GUIDE
TO USE CLASSES ORDER AND PERMITTED CHANGES OF USE
Use Classes Order 1987 Including Amendments
Use Classes Order
Inc. 2005 Amendment
(See note 1) |
Use
Classes
Order 1972 |
Description |
General Permitted Development
(Amendment) Order 2005 (see note 2) |
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A1 Shops (see note 3) |
Class I |
Shops, Retail
Warehouses,
Hairdressers, Undertakers,
Travel & Ticket Agencies,
Post Offices, Dry cleaners,
Internet Cafes etc.
Pet Shops, Cat-meat
shops, Tripe shops, Sandwich bars,
Showrooms, Domestic hire shops, Funeral directors
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No permitted changes |
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No permitted changes |
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A2 Financial and
Professional
Services (see note 3) |
Class II |
Banks, Building
Societies, Estate & Employment Agencies, Professional & Financial
Services, Betting Offices |
Permitted change to A1
where a ground floor display window exists |
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A3 Restaurants & Cafes |
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Restaurants, Snack Bars,
Cafes |
Permitted change to
A1 or A2 |
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A4 Drinking
Establishments |
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Pubs or bars |
Permitted change to A1,
A2 or A3 |
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A5 Hot Food Takeaways |
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Hot food takeaways |
Permitted change to A1,
A2 or A3 |
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Sui
Generis (see note 4) |
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Shops selling and/or
Displaying Motor Vehicles, Retail Warehouse Clubs, Launderettes,
Taxi or Vehicle Hire Businesses, Amusement Centres, Petrol Filling
Stations |
No permitted changes |
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B1 Business (see note 5) |
Class II
(a)
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Offices, not within A2 |
Permitted change to B8
where no
more than 235m² |
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(b) |
Research and
Development, Studios,
Laboratories, High Technology |
Permitted change to B8
where no
more than 235m² |
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Class III
(c) |
Light Industry |
Permitted change to B8
where no
more than 235m² |
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B2
General Industry
(see note 6) |
Class IV-IX |
General Industry |
Permitted change to B1
or B8
B8 limited to no more than 235m² |
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B8
Storage or Distribution
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Class X |
Wholesale Warehouses,
Distribution Centres,
Repositories |
Permitted change to B1
where no more than 235m² |
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Sui
Generis |
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Any works registerable
under the Alkali, etc.
Works Regulation Act 1906 |
No Permitted change |
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C1
Hotels (see note 7) |
Class XI |
Hotels, Boarding and
Guest Houses |
No Permitted change |
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C2
Residential Institutions |
Class XII |
Residential Schools and
Colleges |
No Permitted change |
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Class XIV |
Hospitals and
Convalescent / Nursing homes |
No Permitted change |
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C3
Dwelling Houses
(see note 8) |
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Dwellings, small
businesses at home,
communal housing of elderly and handicapped
people |
No Permitted change |
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Sui
Generis |
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Hostel |
No Permitted change |
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D1
Non-residential Institutions |
Class XIII |
Places of Worship,
Church Halls |
No Permitted change |
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Class XV |
Clinics, Health Centres,
Crèches, Day Nurseries,
Consulting Rooms |
No Permitted change |
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Class XVI |
Museums, Public Halls,
Libraries, Art Galleries,
Exhibition Halls |
No Permitted change |
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Non - residential
Education and Training Centres |
No Permitted change |
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D2
Assembly and Leisure |
Class XVII |
Cinemas, Music and
Concert Halls |
No Permitted change |
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Class XVIII |
Dance, Sports Halls,
Swimming Baths, Skating
Rinks, Gymnasiums |
No Permitted change |
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Other Indoor and Outdoor
Sports and Leisure
Uses, Bingo Halls, Casinos |
No Permitted change |
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Sui
Generis
(See note 4) |
Class XVII |
Theatres, Night-Clubs |
No Permitted change |
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NOTES:
1. The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 is the principle
order which has been subject to a number of subsequent amendments. Changes
of use within a specific class do not require planning permission provided
that the use subsists, the planning permission has been implemented and no
restrictive condition is attached. The Town and Country Planning (Use
Classes) Amendment (England) Order 2005 introduced new A4 and A5 classes
and placed motor car showrooms and night clubs in Sui Generis category.
2. The permitted development rights shown in the final column do not
require planning permission where all the criteria set out in the order
are met and no restrictive conditions apply.
3. The General Permitted Development Order 1995 provides for permitted
change of use of a building from Class A1 or Class A2 to a mixed use for
the purposes of either Class A1 or Class A2 and as a single flat, and from
such a mixed use to Class A1 or Class A2 use provided the Class A1 or
Class A2 use is situated on a floor below the single flat and various
other conditions are met.
4. Sui Generis is a term, which refers to a use on its own. Any planning
use not falling within a specific class within the Use Classes Order falls
within this category.
5. A B1 use must be capable of being undertaken "in any residential area
without detriment to the amenity of that area by reason of noise,
vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit".
6. The Use Classes (Amendment) Order 1995 amends the 1987 Order by
omitting Classes B4 - B7 (special industrial groups B - E). Industrial
processes previously within these classes now fall within Class B2
(general industrial).
7. A C1 use is defined as a hotel or a boarding or guesthouse where, in
each case, no significant element of care is provided.
8. Six or less residents unless living together as a family.
9. It should be noted that permitted changes of use identified above are
ratchet changes, i.e. cannot be made in reverse.
10. Various other permitted development rights exist for, inter alia,
industrial and warehouse buildings, dwelling houses, agricultural
buildings, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and development by
statutory undertakers.
11. The above is intended as a general guide
only. Reference must be made in the final instance to the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990, as amended the Use Classes (Amendment) Order 2005, and
General Permitted Development (Amendment) Order 2005 and written
confirmation obtained from the Local Planning Authority that no consent is
required.
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