Use Classes Order Description

Uses Classes 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 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