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[F2PART AE+W

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Commencement Information

I1Sch. Pt. A in force at 1.6.1987, see art. 1

Class A1. ShopsE+W

Use for all or any of the following purposes—

(a)for the retail sale of goods other than hot food,

(b)as a post office,

(c)for the sale of tickets or as a travel agency,

(d)for the sale of sandwiches or other cold food for consumption off the premises,

(e)for hairdressing,

(f)for the direction of funerals,

(g)for the display of goods for sale,

(h)for the hiring out of domestic or personal goods or articles,

[F3(i) for the washing or cleaning of clothes or fabrics on the premises,

(j)for the reception of goods to be washed, cleaned or repaired,]

where the sale, display or service is to visiting members of the public.

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Class A2. Financial and professional servicesE+W

Use for the provision of —

(a)financial services, or

(b)professional services (other than health or medical services), or

(c)any other services F4... which it is appropriate to provide in a shopping area,

where the services are provided principally to visiting members of the public.

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Class A3. Food and drinkE+W

Use for the sale of food or drink for consumption on the premises or of hot food for consumption off the premises.]

PART BE+W

Commencement Information

I2Sch. Pt. B in force at 1.6.1987, see art. 1

Class B1. BusinessE+W

Use for all or any of the following purposes—

(a)as an office other than a use within class A2 (financial and professional services),

(b)for research and development of products or processes, or

(c)for any industrial process,

being a use which can be carried out in any residential area without detriment to the amenity of that area by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit.

Class B2. General industrialE+W

Use for the carrying on of an industrial process other than one falling within class B1 above F5....

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Class B3. Special Industrial Group AE+W

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Class B4. Special Industrial Group BE+W

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Class B5. Special Industrial Group CE+W

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Class B6. Special Industrial Group DE+W

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Class B7. Special Industrial Group EE+W

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Class B8. Storage or distributionE+W

Use for storage or as a distribution centre.

PART CE+W

Commencement Information

I3Sch. Pt. C in force at 1.6.1987, see art. 1

[F8Class C1. HotelsE+W

Use as a hotel or as a boarding or guest house where, in each case, no significant element of care is provided.]

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Class C2. Residential institutionsE+W

Use for the provision of residential accommodation and care to people in need of care (other than a use within [F9Class C3. Dwellinghouses, used as sole or main residences]).

Use as a hospital or nursing home.

Use as a residential school, college or training centre.

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F10[F11C2A. Secure residential institutionsE+W

Use for the provision of secure residential accommodation, including use as a prison, young offenders institution, detention centre, secure training centre, custody centre, short-term holding centre, secure hospital, secure local authority accommodation or use as military barracks.]

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F12[F13Class C3. [F14Dwellinghouses, used as sole or main residences] W.

Use as a dwellinghouse [F15, as a sole or main residence and occupied for more than 183 days in a calendar year] 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).

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F12Sch. Pt. C Class C3 substituted (with a minor difference of wording in "Interpretation of Class C3") (W.) (25.2.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/28), arts. 1(1), 2(2)

Interpretation of Class C3E+W

For the purposes of Class C3F16... “single household” [F12is to] be construed in accordance with section 258 of the Housing Act 2004.] [F17In 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.]

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F12Sch. Pt. C Class C3 substituted (with a minor difference of wording in "Interpretation of Class C3") (W.) (25.2.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/28), arts. 1(1), 2(2)

[F18Class C4. Houses in multiple occupationE+W

Use of a dwellinghouse by not more than six residents as a “house in multiple occupation”.

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Interpretation of Class C4E+W

For the purposes of Class C4 a “house in multiple occupation” does not include a converted block of flats to which section 257 of the Housing Act 2004 applies but otherwise has the same meaning as in section 254 of the Housing Act 2004.]

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[F19Class C5. Dwellinghouses, used otherwise than as sole or main residencesW.

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).

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Interpretation of Class C5W.

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

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[F20Class C6. Short-term letsW.

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

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[F21PART DE+W

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Commencement Information

I4Sch. Pt. D in force at 1.6.1987, see art. 1

Class D1. Non-residential institutionsE+W

Any use not including a residential use —

(a)for the provision of any medical or health services except the use of premises attached to the residence of the consultant or practioner,

(b)as a crêche, day nursery or day centre,

(c)for the provision of education,

(d)for the display of works of art (otherwise than for sale or hire),

(e)as a museum,

(f)as a public library or public reading room,

(g)as a public hall or exhibition hall,

(h)for, or in connection with, public worship or religious instruction.

[F22(i) as a law court.]

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Class D2. Assembly and leisureE+W

Use as —

(a)a cinema,

(b)a concert hall,

(c)a bingo hall or casino,

(d)a dance hall,

(e)a swimming bath, skating rink, gymnasium or area for other indoor or outdoor sports or recreations, not involving motorised vehicles or firearms.]