Commencement of use notification - temporary flexible use

Temporary permitted development rights under Part 4 Class D of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 allow the change from a use as a betting office; pay day loan shop; hot food takeaway or Class E use (commercial, business and service) to a flexible use falling within one of the following: Class E (commercial, business and service); Class F.1(b) (display of art); Class F.1(c) (museum); Class F.1(d) (public library or public reading room); or Class F.1(e) (public hall or exhibition hall) for a single continuous period of up to 3 years.

For these permitted development rights to apply

• The change of use must not exceed 150 square metres of floor space in the building. 
• The building concerned must not be a listed building or a scheduled monument. 
• Where the site has in the past relied on the permission granted by Class D.

The developer must notify the Council that they wish to change the use of the building to one of the flexible uses identified above and provide the following details:

1. The date the site will begin to be used for one of the flexible uses 
2. The nature of the proposed use

There is no fee for this process.

Notifications should be sent to the address on this page.

Within the 3 year period the site may change to another flexible use subject to further notification to the Council.