Use Classes Order Description Permitted Change

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Use Classes Order Description Permitted Change
Use Classes 2005	Description		Permitted Change

A1 Shops	- - - - -	Shops, retail showrooms & warehouses, pet shops None Hairdressers, undertakers, travel & ticket agencies, post offices, domestic hire shops Dry cleaners where no cleaning is carried out on the premises Sandwich bars where no cooking is carried out on the premises Internet cafes	None

A2 Financial & Professional Services	- -	Banks, building societies, estate & employment agencies Other services appropriate to a shopping area, such as betting offices	A1 (if window display)

A3 Restaurants & Cafes	-	Restaurants, cafes, snack bars	A1, A2

A4 Drinking Establishments	-	Public houses & bars where the primary purpose is the sale & consumption of alcoholic drink	A1, A2, A3

A5 Hot Food Takeaways	-	Takeaways & fast food premises	A1, A2, A3

Sui Generis	- - -	The sale & display of motor vehicles, filling stations, taxi or vehicle hire business Launderettes, amusement centre Retail warehouse clubs	None – the former permitted change from car showroom to A1 has been removed.

B1 Business	- - - -	Offices, not within A2 Research & development, studios, laboratories & high tech Light industry For B1 the use must be capable of being carried out in a residential area without harm to amenity	B8 (up to 235 sq.m)

B2 General Industrial	-	General & special industry	B1 (unlimited), B8 (up to 235 sq.m)

B8 Storage & Distribution	-	Wholesale warehouses, distribution, repositories	B1 (up to 235 sq.m)

Sui Generis	-	Any works registrable under the Alkali etc Works Regulation Act 1906	None

C1 Hotels	-	Hotels, boarding & guest houses, if no care is provided	None

C2 Residential Institutions	- -	Residential schools, colleges & training centres None Hospitals, care & nursing homes	None

C3 Dwelling Houses	-	Dwelling houses for individuals, families or communal housing of up to six individuals living as a household	None

Sui Generis	-	Hostels	None

D1 Non-Residential Institutions	- - - -	Clinics, health centres, crèches, day nurseries, consulting rooms Places of worship or religious instruction Museums, libraries, art galleries & public exhibitions halls Non-residential schools, colleges & educational centres	None

D2 Assembly & leisure	- -	Cinemas, bingo halls, casinos, dance & concert halls Swimming pools, gymnasia & other indoor & outdoor sports not involving motor sports or firearms.	None

Sui Generis	- - -	Theatres Nightclubs Funfairs	None