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Use Classes Order (2005 Amendment)

REVISED USE CLASSES ORDER USE REVISED GPDO  
       
A 1. Retail Uses Sale or provision of goods and services to visiting members of the public including cold food, sandwich shops and internet cafes. No change of use allowed  
       
A2. Financial and Professional Services Banks, building societies and employment agencies (excluding health and medical services). Professional and Financial Services. Change to A1 allowed (where ground floor display window exists)  
       
Sui generis Retail warehouse clubs (where retail goods are sold to members of the club only). No change of use allowed  
       
A3. Food and Drink (Restaurants and Cafes) Sale of food and drink primarily for consumption on the premises. Change to A1 and A2 allowed  
       
A4. Drinking Establishments (Public Houses, Bars) Sale of drink and food for consumption on premises where the primary purpose is the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink. Change to A 1, A2 and A3 allowed  
       
A5. Hot Food
Takeaways
Sale of hot food to be taken away (including drive-thrus). Change to A1, A2 and A3 allowed  
       
Sui generis Night clubs. No change of use allowed  
Sui generis Shops selling or displaying motor vehicles for sale. No change of use allowed  
Sui generis Launderettes, taxi businesses, car hire businesses, filling stations, scrapyards. No change of use allowed  
       
B1. Offices and R&D Offices other than financial and professional services (A2). Research and development, light industry (uses that can be carried out in a residential area without harm to residential amenity). Change to 88 (only up to 235 sq m floor-space allowed)  
       
B2. General Industrial General industrial processes. Change to 81 and 88 (only up to 235 sq m of floorspace)  
       
B8. Storage and Distribution Warehouse and distribution centres. Change to 81 (only up to 235 sq m of floorspace allowed)  
       
C1 . Hotels Hotels, boarding and guest houses, where care is not provided. No change of use allowed  
C2. Residential
Institutions
Residential accommodation for provision of care etc, e.g. Residential schools, colleges and training centres. Hospitals and nursing homes. No change of use allowed  
       
C3. Dwelling Houses Dwelling houses for individuals, families and up to six individuals living as a single household. No change of use allowed including subdivision of dwelling houses into two or more dwellings  
       
D1 . Non Residential
Institutions
Clinics, health centres, creches, day nurseries, day centres, consulting rooms (not attached to doctors house). Museums, libraries, art galleries, public and exhibition halls. Non residential schools, colleges and other educational centres. Places of worship or religious instruction. No change of use allowed  
       
D2. Assembly and Leisure Cinemas, dance and concert halls. Swimming pools, skating rinks, gymnasiums, other indoor and outdoor sports and leisure uses, bingo halls, casinos. No change of use allowed  
       
Sui generis Theatres, amusement arcades and centres, fun fairs. No change of use allowed  
       
Please note the above information is provide only as a guide and may not be accurate
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