Change of use to commercial: prior approval

Change of use to residential prior approval
Prior approval type	Consultation requirements	Considerations	Who makes the decision?
Class C - Retail, betting office or pay day loan shop (A1/A2) to a restaurant or café (A3) Change of use of a building used as shops or financial/ professional services to a café	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	noise impacts odour impacts waste storage and handling impacts hours of opening impacts transport and highways impacts whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits adequate provision of A1/A2 services sustainability of shopping area (if within key shopping area) siting, design or external appearance of facilities	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Class T - Business, hotel, residential institution or assembly and leisure (B1, C1, C2, C2A or D2) to a state funded school or registered nursery Change of use of a building used as a business, hotel, residential institution, secure residential institution or assembly and leisure to a state-funded school or a registered nursery	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	transport and highways impacts noise impacts contamination risks whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits (select prior approval type for more details)	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Prior approval type: Class J - Retail or financial/professional services (A1/A2) to assembly and leisure (D2) Change of use of a building used as shops or financial/ professional services to assembly and leisure	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	noise impacts hours of opening impacts transport and highways impacts adequate provision of A1/A2 services sustainability of shopping area (if within key shopping area) whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits (select prior approval type for more details)	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Prior approval type: Class R - Agricultural to flexible commercial use Change of use of a building from agricultural to shops, financial/professional services, restaurant/ café, business, storage/distribution, hotel or assembly and leisure	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	transport and highways impacts noise impacts contamination risks flooding risks whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits (select prior approval type for more details)	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Prior approval type: Class G - Commercial to mixed use Change of use of a building from commercial, business and service or betting office or pay day loan shop to a mixed use and up to 2 flats	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	contamination risks flooding risk noise impact provision of adequate natural light waste storage and management	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.

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