| 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 |
| 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) |
| C1 Hotels |
Hotels, boarding & guest houses, if no care is provided
|
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 |
| 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. |
| B2 General Industrial |
General & special industry |
B1 (unlimited), B8 (up to 235 sq.m) |
| Sui Generis |
Any works registrable under the Alkali etc Works Regulation Act
1906 |
None |
| C2 Residential Institutions |
Residential schools, colleges & training centres None
Hospitals, care & nursing homes |
None |
| Sui Generis |
Hostels |
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 |
| B8 Storage & Distribution |
Wholesale warehouses, distribution, repositories |
B1 (up to 235 sq.m) |
| C3 Dwelling Houses |
Dwelling houses for individuals, families or communal housing of up
to six individuals living as a household |
None |
| Sui Generis |
Theatres
Nightclubs
Funfairs |
None |