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.