The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 21^st April 2005.

(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.

(3) In this Order “the principal Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987(1).

Amendments to the principal Order

2.—(1) In article 3(6) of the principal Order (exclusion from use classes) after sub-paragraph (j) insert —

“(k) as a retail warehouse club being a retail club where goods are sold, or displayed for sale, only to persons who are members of that club;

(l) as a night-club.”.

(2) In Part A of the Schedule to the principal Order

(a) in Class A1(Shops), after sub-paragraph (j) insert—

“(k) as an internet café; where the primary purpose of the premises is to provide facilities for enabling members of the public to access the internet”;

(b) for Class A3 (Food and drink) substitute—

“Restaurants and cafes

Class A3.   Use for the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises.

Drinking establishments

Class A4.   Use as a public house, wine-bar or other drinking establishment

Hot food takeaways

Class A5.   Use for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.”.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Keith Hill

Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

21st January 2005