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Table of GPDO changes – where they are allowed
Use this table to identify which Part 3 changes of use may be available in different locations in England. Some classes require prior approval, some require notification and others have no application process. The exact conditions of each Class still apply. Our other table lists the possible changes via use class. Feel free to use either table.
The table identifies specified location exclusions in each Class. A green ‘Yes’ means that location is not expressly excluded by that Class, not that every conversion is permitted there. Check any applicable Article 4 direction, planning conditions, the building’s lawful use, protected interests, the Class-specific criteria and any prior approval requirement. A red ‘No’ indicates an express exclusion. ‘N/A’ for Class U means its limited return-to-previous-use right must be assessed through the original Class T permission rather than by reading the listed columns as a new permission.
Click on the various links for more detailed articles. If you are unsure as to what the different E, C3 or B8 mean, check out our Use Classes section.
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| Class | From | To | Use history* | Listed Building | Conservation Area | AONB | National Parks | The Broads | World Heritage | SSSI | Safety Hazard Area | Sched Mon. | Military Explosives Area |
| A | Casino / Betting Office / PayDay / Hot Food | E | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AA | Pub / Wine Bar | Pub etc. with expanded food | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| G | E / PayDay / Betting |
E / PayDay / Betting / C3 Mixed Use |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| H | E / PayDay / Betting / C3 Mixed Use |
E / PayDay / Betting |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| I | B2 | B8 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Class | From | To | Use history* | Listed Building | Conservation Area | AONB | National Parks | The Broads | World Heritage | SSSI | Safety Hazard Area | Scheduled Monument | Military Explosives Area |
| L | C3/C4 | C4/C3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| M | PayDay / Betting / Launderette / Hot Food Mixed Use (G) |
C3 | 20/03/2013* | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MA | E | C3 | 2 years* | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| N | Casinos/ Amusement Arcades | C3 | 19/03/2014* | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q | Barns | C3 | 24/07/2023* | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| R | Barns | B2* / B8 / C1 / E / F2(c) / agricultural training | 03/07/2012* | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| S | Barns | State Funded School | 20/03/2013* | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| T | C1 / C2 / C2A / E |
State Funded School | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| U | Class T school / historic nursery | Previous lawful use | Previous Class T | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Class | From | To | Use history* | Listed Building | Conservation Area | AONB | National Parks | The Broads | World Heritage | SSSI | Safety Hazard Area | Scheduled Monument | Military Explosives Area |
An Article 4 could refer to any restriction. An Article 4 restricting Class MA might allow Class L for example – check locally
Understanding the use-history column: the dates are qualifying reference dates, not application deadlines. The individual Class may provide an alternative test where the building was not in use on the reference date. Class MA has a two-year qualifying-use test. For Class R, B2 is restricted to specified processing of agricultural raw goods. Class U returns land to its previous lawful use after Class T and cannot be treated as an ordinary new permission. Read the linked Class page before relying on any date or green cell.
*Class Q: the 24th July 2023 reference date is only one qualifying route. There are separate ten-year tests and special rules for former agricultural buildings. Check Class Q before relying on the table.
Legal source: Schedule 2 Part 3, current legislation. Individual Classes and local Article 4 directions take precedence over this summary table.
Page updated: 12th October 2026
Other changes of use under Part 3
Find the relevant change of use, its restrictions and any prior approval requirements.
- Class A – Casino, betting or takeaway to Class E
- Class AA – Pubs with expanded food provision
- Class G – Commercial use with up to two flats
- Class H – Mixed use back to commercial
- Class I – Industrial B2 to storage B8
- Class L – Homes and small HMOs
- Class M – Specified premises to homes
- Class MA – Class E premises to homes
- Class N – Casinos or arcades to homes
- Class Q – Agricultural buildings to homes
- Class R – Farm buildings to flexible commercial use
- Class S – Farm buildings to state-funded schools
- Class T – Specified premises to state-funded schools
- Class U – Return from Class T school use
- Class V – Switch between approved flexible uses
- Class W – Prior approval application procedure
- Class X – Part 3 statutory definitions
Former rights (not available for new applications):