Use classes

Johnson outlines plans to change the use classes order

30.06.2020

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out new regulations that will see buildings and land changing use without planning permission, with a policy paper due in July outlining how ‘England’s seven-decade-old planning system will be reformed for modern society’.

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Deregulate use class system to aid high street recovery, says retail guru

22.06.2020

Laura Edgar

The use class system should be deregulated and local authorities given the opportunity to develop an 'appropriate proposition' to attract people to live, work and play in towns, suggests a report.

Appeals round-up: Juice bar is a retail use despite Google ‘dwell data’; Extended ‘cherry season’ would not disrupt locals

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 March-3 April, 2020

Appeal: Juice bar is a retail use despite Google ‘dwell data’

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

A central London juice bar has been deemed a class A1 retail use by an inspector, who rejected the council’s argument that Google Maps ‘dwell data’ showed that people were ‘eating in’ at the premises....

Appeal: Brewery tap on industrial estate has ‘feel of a pub’

27.03.2020

Matt Moody

A brewery tap at an industrial estate brewery in Morecambe ‘very much had the feeling of a pub’ and went beyond what could be considered an ancillary use, an inspector has ruled.

Appeal: Demolished and rebuilt pub can be converted

10.01.2020

Matt Moody

An 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...

Appeal: Plans to expand music industry hub unacceptable

23.08.2019

Matt Moody

A 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 '...

Legal landscape: As the local authority intended

18.07.2019

Katherine Evans

A Supreme Court ruling about the interpretation of planning permissions at a Streatham DIY store reinforces that clarity is essential when drafting, says Katherine Evans

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...

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