Use classes

Is the use class system fit for purpose?

28.06.2019

Huw Morris

change of use | England | Housing | Policy & Politics | Use classes

Are use classes fit for purpose in the 21st century? Huw Morris considers the case for reform

Appeal: Inspector foils Whitechapel murder mystery plan

27.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for an 'immersive theatre experience' involving the installation of a train carriage in an East London railway arch, citing a loss of employment space and...

Enforcement: 1966 planning condition negates bingo hall conversion

21.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against the use of a former bingo hall in Romford as a banqueting hall despite acknowledging that both uses fell within use class D2, citing a condition attached to...

Appeal: 500-capacity bar allowed despite Leeds crime concerns

22.05.2019

Matt Moody

In a ‘finely balanced’ decision, an inspector has approved plans for a 500-capacity bar in Headingley, Leeds, despite accepting that the scheme would be a ‘retrograde step’ in attempts to control alcohol-...

Enforcement: Supported living facility ‘not a care home’

14.05.2019

Matt Moody

A supported living facility for young people in Barking fell under use class C3(b) and was not a care home, an inspector has ruled in quashing an enforcement action issued by the council.

The Use Classes Order: Fit for now?

15.03.2019

Nigel Hewitson

There’s a growing case for a reconsideration of use classes amid changing shopping, working and leisure...

Brokenshire outlines permitted development plans

14.03.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has outlined plans to extend permitted development on the high street, and to review conversions to residential use amid quality concerns.

Appeal: Conversion of artists’ workshop to ‘fine dining restaurant’ blocked

13.03.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector was not impressed by ‘unclear’ plans to convert a warehouse in Hackney currently in use as an artists’ workshop into a ‘fine dining restaurant and chill-out zone’ .

Appeals round-up: Retirement scheme’s affordable housing offer falls short by £1.2m; Former mineral extraction sandpit is greenfield land

08.03.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 2 March-8 March, 2019

Enforcement: Notice upheld against 13 Cambridge ‘hybrid use’ flats

07.03.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against 13 flats in central Cambridge let as short-term holiday accommodation after finding that they were in ‘some sort of hybrid use’ between use classes C1 (...

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