Use classes
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10.01.2020An historic pub in Battersea that was illegally demolished in 2015 and rebuilt three years later can be converted to use class D2, an inspector has ruled, after he was satisfied that it would still...
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23.08.2019Business & Enterprise | Design | industrial estate | London | music venues | office space | Regeneration | storage | Use classesA mixed use development in north London to support the expansion of 'Europe's largest community of independent musicians' has been blocked at a major inquiry, after an inspector objected to the scheme's '...
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18.07.2019A Supreme Court ruling about the interpretation of planning permissions at a Streatham DIY store reinforces that clarity is essential when drafting, says Katherine Evans
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28.06.2019Are use classes fit for purpose in the 21st century? Huw Morris considers the case for reform
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27.06.2019antisocial behaviour | Business & Enterprise | employment space | Leisure & Tourism | London | theatre | Use classesAn 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...
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21.06.2019enforcement | entertainment | Leisure & Tourism | planning condition | Planning Law | Use classes | West MidlandsAn 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...
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22.05.2019alcohol | antisocial behaviour | crime | Demographics & Population Growth | Environmental | Leeds | Leisure & Tourism | students | Use classes | YorkshireIn 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-...
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14.05.2019care home | Demographics & Population Growth | London | Planning Law | supported housing | Use classesA 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.
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15.03.2019change of use | England | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | Technology | Use class orders | Use classesThere’s a growing case for a reconsideration of use classes amid changing shopping, working and leisure...
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14.03.2019England | james brokenshire | permitted development | Policy & Politics | spring statement | Use classesHousing secretary James Brokenshire has outlined plans to extend permitted development on the high street, and to review conversions to residential use amid quality concerns.
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