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CHANGE BETWEEN USE CLASSES
The following changes of use are permitted without the need for planning permission:

These changes are permitted only in the direction shown.

FROM	TO
A1 Shop (See Definition below)	Mixed use within A1 and as a single flat (ie over the shop)
A1 Shop and Single Flat above in mixed use	A1 Shop
A2 Financial & Professional Services	A1 Shop - where premises have a display window at ground level
A2 and single flat above in mixed use	A1 - where premises have a display window at ground level
A2 and single flat above in mixed use	A2
A2 Financial & Professional Services and any other services (including a betting shop) deemed to be appropriate to a shopping area	Mixed use within A2 and as a single flat
A3 Restaurants & Cafes Where food and drink are consumed on the premises	A1 Shops
A3 Restaurants & Cafes	A2 Financial & Professional Services
A4 Drinking Establishments Public House, Wine Bar and other drinking establishments	A1, A2 or A3
A5 Hot Food Takeaways The sale of hot food for consumption off the premises	A1, A2 or A3
B1 Business Permission limited to 235sq.m of floorspace in the building	B8 Storage & Distribution
B2 General Industrial A general industrial process not falling within B1	B1 Business
B2 General Industrial Limited to 235sq.m of floorspace	B8 Storage & Distribution
B8 Storage or Distribution Permission limited to 235 square metres of floor space in the building	B1 Business
SHOP - Definition Retail sale of goods other than hot food Post Office Sale of Tickets /use as a travel agency Sale of sandwiches and cold food for consumption off the premises Hair Dressing Funeral Directors Display of goods for sale Hiring out of personal and domestic goods Washing or cleaning of clothes on the premises Reception of goods to be washed, repaired where the sale is to visiting members of the public An Internet cafe