The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendments in relation to change of use of launderettes to dwellinghouses

6.—(1) Class M in Part 3 of Schedule 2 is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph M of Class M substitute—

“Class M – retail and specified sui generis uses to dwellinghouses

Permitted development

M.   Development consisting of—

(a) a change of use of a building from—

(i) a use falling within Class A1 (shops) or Class A2 (financial and professional services) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order,

(ii) a use as a betting office, pay day loan shop or launderette, or

(iii) a mixed use combining use as a dwellinghouse with—

(aa) a use as a betting office, pay day loan shop or launderette, or

(bb) a use falling within either Class A1 (shops) or Class A2 (financial and professional services) of that Schedule (whether that use was granted permission under Class G of this Part or otherwise),

to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of that Schedule, and

(b) building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building referred to in paragraph (a) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of that Schedule.”.”.

(3) For paragraph M.2(1)(d)(i) substitute—

“(i) on adequate provision of services of the sort that may be provided by a building falling within Class A1 (shops) or Class A2 (financial and professional services) of that Schedule or, as the case may be, a building used as a launderette, but only where there is a reasonable prospect of the building being used to provide such services, or”.