Autumn’s changes to the planning system have been described as the most radical since the Second World War. They amend a 1987 order which put the use of a building into various ‘use classes’. Under this system, change from one use class to another often required planning consent but some ‘change of use’ could take place without planning consent within the same user class or from one use class to another.
The most significant reform is that Classes A, B1 and D1 applicable to retail, office and non-residential institutions are removed and new use classes Class E, Class F1 and Class F2 are introduced. These changes are summarised in the table below:
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