User Classes
New Government user class guidelines came into effect on 1st September 2020. The new classes comprise Class E (commercial, business and service uses), Class F.1 (learning and non-residential institutions), Class F.2 (local community uses) and Sui Generis
(in a use class of its own).
New Government user class guidelines came into effect on 1st September 2020. The new classes comprise Class E (commercial, business and service uses), Class F.1 (learning and non-residential institutions), Class F.2 (local community uses) and Sui Generis
(in a use class of its own).
| User Class | Previous User Class | New User Class from 1st September 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Shops (retail, sandwich bars, hairdressers, pet shops, showrooms, dry cleaners, undertakers, travel agencies) | A1 | E |
| Shops (not exceeding 280 sq m) selling essential goods including food and at least 1km from another similar shop | A1 | F.2 |
| Financial and professional services (banks, estate/employment agencies) | A2 | E |
| Cafés or restaurants | A3 | E |
| Pubs or drinking establishments | A4 | Sui Generis |
| Takeaways | A5 | Sui Generis |
| Office other than within class A2 | B1a | E |
| General industrial | B2 | B2 |
| Storage or distribution | B8 | B8 |
| Hotels, boarding & guest houses | C1 | C1 |
| Residential institutions (hospitals, nursing/care homes) | C2 | C2 |
| Clinics, health centres, creches, day nurseries, day centres | D1 | E |
| Schools, non-residential education, training centres, places of worship, museums, libraries, public/exhibition halls, art galleries | D1 | F.1 |
| Cinema, concert halls, bingo halls, dance halls, launderettes, sale of motor vehicles, taxi business, betting shops | D2 | Sui Generis |
| Gymnasiums, yoga/pilates studios, indoor recreations not involving motorised vehicles | D2 | E |
| Local community hall or meeting place | D2 | F.2 |
| Indoor or outdoor swimming baths, skating rinks & outdoor sports | D2 | F.2 |