Radical changes to the Planning Use Classes Order in England

The Government has made radical changes to the Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended).

The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020

• creates new use classes, namely Class E ("commercial, business and services" uses); Class F1 ("learning and nonresidential institutions" uses); and Class F2 ("local community" uses); and
• reclassifies a number of uses.

In the attached briefing we summarise the changes to the Use Classes Order, set to come into force in England on 1 September 2020.

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