The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2022

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2022 and it comes into force on 20 October 2022.

(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987

2.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After article 3(6)(j) insert—

“(k) as a betting office.”

(3) In Part A of the Schedule, in paragraph (c) of Class A2 (financial and professional services) omit—

“(including use as a betting office)”.

(4) In Part C of the Schedule—

(a) in Class C2, for “class C3 (dwelling houses)” substitute “Class C3. Dwellinghouses, used as sole or main residences”;

(b) in the heading of Class C3, for “Dwellinghouses”, substitute “Dwellinghouses, used as sole or main residences”;

(c) in Class C3 for “(whether or not as a sole or main residence)” substitute “, as a sole or main residence and occupied for more than 183 days in a calendar year”;

(d) in “Interpretation of Class C3”—

(i) after “C3” omit “(a)”;

(ii) after “Housing Act 2004.” insert—

“In the calculation of the 183 days, any time spent by single households in accommodation provided in connection with a person’s occupation, such as oil rigs or barracks, contributes to the 183 days.”

(e) after Class C4 insert—

“Class C5. Dwellinghouses, used otherwise than as sole or main residences

Use as a dwellinghouse, otherwise than as a sole or main residence and occupied for 183 days or fewer by—

(a) a single person or by people to be regarded as forming a single household,

(b) not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents, or

(c) 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).

Interpretation of Class C5

For the purposes of Class C5 “single household” is to be construed in accordance with section 258 of the Housing Act 2004.”

(f) after Class C5 insert—

“Class C6. Short-term lets

Use of a dwellinghouse for commercial short-term letting not longer than 31 days for each period of occupation.”

Julie James

Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers

26 September 2022