A Guide to Use Classes Order

The following classes of use are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (referred to in Part 2).

A1 Shops

Shops, retail warehouses, post offices, travel agents, hairdressers, undertakers, dry cleaners, travel and ticket agencies.
Pet shops, cat - meat shops, tripe shops, sandwich bars.
Showrooms,domestic hire shops,funeral directors

A2 Financial and professional services

Banks, building societies, betting offices, estate and employment agencies and other financial and professional services.

A3 Food and drink

Pubs, restaurants, snack bars, cafes, wine bars and hot food take-aways.

B1 Business

Offices, not within A2, research and development, studios,laboratories, high tech and light industry appropriate in a residential area.

B2 General industrial

B8 Storage and distribution

Wholesale warehouse, distribution centres, repositories and Including open air storage.

C1 Hotels

Hotels, boarding and guest houses where no significant element of care is
provided.

C2 Residential institutions

Residential care homes, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools, residential colleges and training centres.

C3 Dwellinghouses

Family houses, or houses occupied by up to six residents living together as
a single household, including a household where care is provided for residents, small business at home.

D1 Non-residential institutions

Places of worship, churches
Clinics, health centres, creches, day nurseries, consulting rooms
Museums, public halls, libraries, art galleries, exhibition halls
Non - residential education and training centres

D2 Assembly and leisure

Cinemas, concert halls, bingo and dance halls, casinos, swimming baths,
skating rinks, gymnasiums or sports arenas (except for motor sports, or where firearms are used).