Examples of how changes to Use Class Order have impacted high streets https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=53683759&threadId=827349803 2026-08-12T17:56:40Z 2026-08-12T17:56:40Z Georgina Brightwell https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=53683759&messageId=827349802 2023-03-23T17:26:57Z 2023-03-23T17:26:56Z

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi all,</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">The LGA remain concerned that changes to the Use Class Order (<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><em>consolidation of previous uses (Classes A1/2/3, B1, D1(a-b) and ‘indoor sport’ from D2(e)) into new Use Class E – Commercial Business and Service</em>), as well as the introduction of conversions from Use Class E to C3 (<em>Dwellinghouses</em>)&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">may impact a local authority’s ability to plan for their high streets and town centres now and into the future.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">The changes are still relatively new, but&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">if there are&nbsp;any relevant examples from your local authority where a&nbsp;scheme, permitted by the changes in Use Class Order or a conversion&nbsp;from E to C3 has impacted a town centre/high street we would be grateful if you could share your experience.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Thanks, Georgina</span></span></span></p>

Georgina Brightwell 2023-03-23T17:26:56Z