The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (England) (As amended)

Classes Use Description Permitted Change

A1: Shops Post office, travel and ticket agencies, sandwich bars, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket Mixed with up to 2 flats agencies, post offices, dry cleaners, internet cafés, sandwich bars. or Mixed A2 with up to 2 flats Sale, display or service to visiting members of the public. (<150 sq m) (see note 2) Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4) C3 (see note 5) D2 (<200 sq m) (see note 6)

A2: Financial and Banks, building societies, estate and employment agencies, professional services, where the services A1 or Mixed A1 with up to 2 flats if a window display at ground Professional Services are provided principally to visiting members of the public. level Mixed A2 with up to 2 flats A3 (<150 sq m) (see note 2) Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4) C3 (see note 5) D2 (<200 sq m) (see note 6)

A3: Restaurants and Cafes Use for the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises. Restaurants, snack bars, cafes. A1, A2 (see note 3) Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4)

A4: Drinking Establishments Use as a public house, wine-bar or other drinking establishment. A1, A2 or A3 (see note 3) Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 3 and 4)

A5: Hot Food Takeaways Use for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises. A1, A2 or A3 Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4)

B1: Business (a) As an office other than a use within Class A2. B8 up to a limit of 500 sq m

(b) Research and Development. C3 (see note 7) D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only) (see note 8) (c) Industrial Process suitable to be carried out in a residential area. Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4)

B2: General Industry General Industry. B1 B8 up to a limit of 500 sq m

B8: Storage or Distribution Wholesale warehouse, distribution centres, repositories. B1 up to a limit of 500 sq m C3 (See note 13)

C1: Hotels Hotels, boarding and guest houses. D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only) (see note 8)

C2: Residential Institutions Use for the provision of residential accommodation and care to people in need of care, including D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only) (see note 8) care homes, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools, residential colleges and training centres.

C2A: Secure Residential Use for the provision of secure residential accommodation, including use as a prison, young D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only) (see note 8) Institutions offenders institution, detention centre, secure training centre, custody centre, short-term holding centre, secure hospital, secure local authority accommodation or use as military barracks.

C3: Dwelling Houses (a) a single person or by people to be regarded as forming a single household. C4

(b) not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for C4 residents.

(c) not more than six residents living together as a single household where no care is provided to C4 residents (other than a use within Class C4).

C4: Houses in Multiple Small shared houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main C3 Occupation (HMO) residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.

D1: Non-Residential Clinics, health centres, crèches, day nursery’s, education, museums, public halls, libraries, art State funded schools permitted under GPDO Part 3 Class U to revert Institutions galleries, public halls, law courts, places of worship. to previous permitted use Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4)

D2: Assembly and Leisure Cinemas, music and concert halls. Dance and sports halls, swimming baths, skating rinks, gymnasia. D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only) (see note 8) Other indoor and outdoor sports and leisure uses, bingo halls. Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq m (see note 4)

Sui Generis: A use for which Theatres, night clubs, hostels, shops selling and/or displaying motor vehicles, retail warehouse No permitted change no class is specified in the clubs, launderettes, taxi or vehicle hire businesses, petrol filling stations, waste incinerators. launderette to C3 (see note 5) Use Classes Order Amusement arcade or centre. C3 (<150 sq m) (see note 9)

Casino. A3 (<150 sq m), C3 (<150 sq m) (see note 9), D2

Betting office or pay day loan shop. A1 or Mixed A1 with up to 2 flats (where ground floor display window), A2 or Mixed A2 with up to 2 flats, A3 (<150 sq m) (see note 8), D2 (<200 sq m) (see note 5), C3 (see note 5), Betting office or pay day loan shop with up to 2 flats, Flexible A1, A2, A3 or B1 up to a limit of 150 sq. m (see note 4)

Agricultural Buildings Buildings solely in agricultural use since 3rd July 2012. Flexible A1, A2, A3, B1, B8, C1 or D2 up to a limit of 500 sq m in perpetuity creating a sui generis use (see note 10) C3 (see note 11) D1 (state funded school or registered nursery only, see note 12)

For notes see overleaf. For further information, please contact: Chris Tunnell [email protected] 2016 Notes

1. This is intended as a summary guide only and does 9. Building must soley be in use for that purpose as of not comprehensively set out the terms of the Town the 19th March 2014. Prior approval required and and Country (Use Classes) Order 1987 and Town and change restricted in designated areas and for listed Country (General Permitted Development) (England) buildings. Order 2015 (as amended). It should also be noted 10. Agricultural buildings first brought into use after that Local Authorities may also remove specific 3rd July 2012 benefit from a permitted change only permitted development right via the use of a locally after a period of 10 years. Local Planning Authority applicable Article 4 direction. Detailed specialist notification required and for changes greater than advice should be obtained before taking or refraining 150 sq m and prior approval required. from any action as a result of comments made in 11. As note 10 above with the relevant date being 20th this publication, which are only intended as a brief March 2013 and that the cumulative building and summary guide to the particular subject. For full curtilage does not exceed 450 sq m Not applicable details and restrictions in each case please refer to the to listed buildings or designated areas. Does not Town and Country (General Permitted Development) apply to property subject to a current or 1 year (England) Order 2015 (as amended). This information previous agricultural tenancy. Prior approval is correct on the date of the publication. required. 2. Prior approval required and change restricted in 12. As note 10 above with the relevant date being 20th designated areas and for listed buildings. March 2013 and that the cumulative building and 3. It must be determined if the Class use is a curtilage does not exceed 500 sq m. Not applicable nominated community asset, if so restrictions apply. to listed buildings. Does not apply to property 4. This allows (under Part 4 Class D), following subject to a current or 1 year previous agricultural notification to the local planning authority for a tenancy. temporary change of use for a single continuous 13. Building must soley be in use for that purpose as period of up to two years. One use to be implemented of the 19th March 2014. Prior approval required at a time with notification required for each change and change restricted in designated areas and for within the two year period. The site reverts to its listed buildings. Implementation of permitted previous lawful use at the end of the flexible period. development is required prior to 15th April 2018. Restricted in designated areas and for listed buildings. 14. Part 3 Class V allows development consisting of a 5. If the building was in the use providing this right on change of the use of a building or other land from the 20th March 2013. The cumulative floorspace in a use permitted by planning permission granted on the building subject to this change shall not exceed an application, to another use which that permission 150 sq m. Restricted in designated areas and for listed would have specifically authorised when it was buildings. Prior approval is required. granted if carried out within 10 years after the grant 6. If the building was in Class D2 use on 5th December of planning permission. 2013 or in other cases for a period after 5 years of the 15. Designated areas differ under each class of the use commencing. Restricted in designated areas and GPDO but include Site of Special Scientific Interest, for listed buildings or where changes in the building Safety Hazard Zones, Military Explosives Storage use would result in a cumulative change of over 200 Areas, Scheduled Monuments, National Parks, AONB sq m. Prior approval required. and Conservation Areas. 7. Excludes Article 2(5) land (exempt office areas) until 30th May 2019, other designated areas and for listed buildings. Prior approval is required. Restrictions apply to Class B1(c), see Part3, Schedule 2, Class PA. 8. Prior approval required and change restricted in designated areas and for listed buildings. Part 4 Class C also permits the use of any building or land within the use classes order as a state funded school for a single academic year subject to the approval of the secretarry of state.