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- Part 3: Changes of use
- Table of changes via use class
- Table of where they are allowed
- Class A – Casino
- Class AA – pubs with grub
- Class G – Shops
- Class H – mixed use to Class E
- Class I – industrial conversions
- Class L – Small HMOs
- Class M – Launderette, betting etc.
- Class MA – Use Class E
- Class N – Amusements
- Class Q – Barns etc.
- Class R – Barns etc.
- Class S – Agricultural to schools
- Class T – Class E to schools
- Class U – School to previous use
- Class V – Previous PD granted
- Paragraph W – Procedure
- Paragraph X – Definitions
- Part 4: Temporary uses
- Table of temporary changes
- Class A – temporary buildings
- Class B – temporary use of land
- Class BB – moveable structures
- Class BC – temporary campsites
- Class C – temp school for 2 years
- Class CA – temp school for 3 years
- Class CB – RAAC affected schools
- Class D – temporary commercial use
- Class DA – takeaway food
- Class E – filmmaking purposes
- Interpretation of Part 4
- Part 5: Camping & Caravan sites
- Part 6: Agricultural & Forestry
- Part 7: Comercial alterations
- Class A – Commercial extensions
- Class B – Shop trolley stores
- Class C – Click and collect
- Class D – Shop loading bays
- Class E – Commercial hard surfaces
- Class H – Industrial buildings
- Class I – Industrial process
- Class J – Industrial Hard surfaces
- Class K – Waste deposits
- Class L – Waste management
- Class M – Educational Extensions
- Class MA – Prison fences
- Class N – Hard surfaces for education
- Paragraph O
- Part 8: Transport related
- Class A – Railways
- Class B – Water transport
- Class C – Waterways
- Class D – Dredging
- Class E – Shipping / Lighthouses
- Class F – Development at an airport
- Class G – Air traffic at an airport
- Class H – Air traffic near an airport
- Class I – Air traffic within an airport
- Class J – Air traffic operational land
- Class K – Air traffic in an emergency
- Class L – Air traffic moveable structures
- Class M – CAA for surveys etc.
- Class N – Airport buildings
- Paragraph O – Interpretation of Part 8
- Part 9: Development for roads
- Part 10: Repairs to services
- Part 11: Heritage and demolition
- Part 12: Local authorities
- Part 12A: Health service
- Part 13: Water and sewage
- Part 14: Renewable Energy
- Class A – Solar panels on resi
- Class B – Stand-alone Solar - resi
- Class C – Ground source heat pumps on resi
- Class D – Water source heat pumps on resi
- Class E – Flue for a Biomass on resi
- Class F – Flue for a micro combined heat on resi
- Class G – air source heat pumps- resi
- Class H – Wind turbine on resi
- Class I – Stand-alone wind turbine - resi
- Class J – Solar equip - com
- Class K – Stand-alone solar equip - com
- Class L – Ground source heat pumps - com
- Class M – Water source heat pump - com
- Class N – Flue for a Biomass - com
- Class O – Flue for a micro combined heat - com
- Paragraph P – Interpretation
- Part 15: Power related
- Part 16: Communications
- Part 17: Mineral and Mining
- Class A – extensions to mining
- Class B – other developments mining
- Class C – developments for maintenance or safety
- Class D – Coal Authority
- Class E – British Coal Corporation
- Class F – coal-mining development
- Class G – Coal Authority safety
- Class H – waste tipping
- Class I – waste tipping 1948
- Class J – temp mineral exploration
- Class JA – temp petroleum exploration
- Class K – mineral exploration
- Class KA – petroleum exploration
- Class L – stockpile
- Class M – mineral-working deposits
- Paragraph N
- Part 18: Misc development
- Part 19: Crown Development
- Class A – general development
- Class B – extensions
- Class C – developments
- Class D – hard surfaces
- Class E – airbase
- Class F – within an airbase
- Class G – outside an airbase
- Class H – development for ATS
- Class I – emergency land for ATS
- Class J – land etc for ATS
- Class K – land for surveys
- Class L – buildings for ATS etc.
- Class M – development for rail
- Class N – shipping equip
- Class O – dredged material
- Class P – shipping aids
- Class Q – an emergency
- Class QA – pandemic
- Class R – gates, fences etc
- Class S – CCTV
- Class T – electronic comms
- Class TA – closed defence site
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Page Updated: 18th June 2023