Use Classes | Nettleship Sawyer

A

Class	Use Type	Permitted Change
A1	Shops Retail sale of goods other than hot food Post office Sale of tickets or as a travel agency Sale of sandwiches or other cold food – consumption off the premises Hairdressing Direction of funerals Display of goods for sale Hiring shops Dry Cleaners, Reception of goods to be washed, leaned or repaired Internet café	A2, or up to 150m²A3 subject to Prior Approval, or up to 200m² D2 subject to Prior Approval and only if the premises was in A1 use on 5th December 2013. A mixed use comprising an A1 or A2 use and up to 2 flats may also be permitted subject to meeting certain conditions. C3 if the cumulative floorspace of the building is under 150m² and subject to Prior Approval.
A2	Financial and Professional Services Financial services Professional services (other than health or medical services) Any other services (including use as a betting office)	A1, or up to 150m² A3 subject to Prior Approval, or up to 200m² D2 subject to Prior Approval and only if the premises was in A2 use on 5th December 2013. A mixed use comprising an A1 or A2 use and up to 2 flats may also be permitted subject to meeting certain conditions. C3 if the cumulative floorspace of the building is under 150m² and subject to Prior Approval.
A3	Restaurants and Cafes Use for the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises.	A1 or A2
A4	Drinking Establishments Use as a public house, wine-bar or other drinking establishment	A1 or A2 or A3 except buildings that may be defined as "community assets".
A5	Hot Food Takeaways Use for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.	A1, A2 or A3

B

Class	Use Type	Permitted Change
B1	Business As an office other than a use within class A2 (financial and professional services) Research and development of products or processes Any industrial process.	Up to 500m² B8
B2	General Industrial The carrying on of an industrial process other than one falling within class B1.	B1 or up to 500m² B8
B8	Storage or Distribution For storage or as a distribution centre.	Up to 500m² B1

C

Class	Use Type	Permitted Change
C1	Hotels As a hotel or as a boarding or guest house where, in each case, no significant element of care is provided.	No permitted change
C2	Residential Institutions For the provision of residential accommodation and care to people in need of care (other than a use within class C3) A hospital or nursing home Residential school, college or training centre.	No permitted change
C2A	Secure Residential Institutions Secure residential accommodation Prisons and young offenders institutions Detention centre Secure training centre Custody centre Short-term holding centre, Secure hospital, Secure local authority accommodation Military barracks.	No permitted change
C3	Dwellinghouses A dwellinghouse, used by a single person or by people to be regarded as forming a single household. Not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents; Not more than six residents living together as a single household where no care is provided to residents(other than a use within Class C4).	C4
C4	Houses in Multiple Occupation Use of a dwellinghouse by not more than six residents as a “house in multiple occupation”.	C3

D

Class	Use Type	Permitted Change
D1	Non-residential Institutions For the provision of any medical or health services A crêche Day nursery or day centre The provision of education Displaying works of art (not for sale) A museum Public library or public reading room Public hall or exhibition hall, for, or in connection with, public worship or religious instruction As a law court	No permitted change
D2	Assembly and Leisure A cinema or concert hall A bingo hall A dance hall A swimming bath Skating rink Gymnasium and other recreations not involving motorised vehicles or firearms.	No permitted change

Sui – Generis

Sui – Generis:	Theatre Amusement arcade Funfair Launderette Sale of fuel Sale or display for sale of motor vehicles Taxi business or hire cars	Scrapyard Hostel Waste disposal installation Retail warehouse club, Night-club Casino	These Uses do not fall into a Use Class and therefore require permission for a change of use. This is with the one exception of a Casino which can be changed to Class D2