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Sui Generis and planning permission

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Michael Chang, modified 1 Year ago. Youngling Posts: 8 Join Date: 19/10/11 Recent Posts

Hi all. When does Change of Use within Sui Generis not require planning permission?

Mark Lane, modified 1 Year ago. Padawan Posts: 26 Join Date: 20/03/15 Recent Posts

When the new use is not materially different to the existing Sui Generis use if consider also to be Sui Generis.

However, as the Sui use class is considered to be "of its own kind" then this would be a very short list. 

richard white, modified 1 Year ago. Jedi Knight Posts: 248 Join Date: 26/11/18 Recent Posts

Sui generis is NOT a Use Class - it is a desriptor of assorted uses that do not fit in any Class whatsoever

But as ever the real question is whether the proposed change of use from A to B appears to be a material change of use within the meaning of S55 of the Act