The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020

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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st September 2020.(2) The amendments made by these Regulations apply in relation to England only.(3) In these Regulations—
  • Parts A and D of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order are revoked, and
  • Part B of that Schedule is modified by regulation 10(3) ,
  • (1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply during the material period.(2) Any references in the GPDO to the uses or use classes specified in the Schedule to the Use Classes Order are to be read as if those references were to the uses or use classes which applied in relation to England and were specified in the Schedule to the Use Classes Order on 31st August 2020.making an application in relation to development permitted by any Class in Schedule 2 to the GPDO which is expressed to be subject to prior approval, or determining whether such approval is required, ormaking, modifying or cancelling a direction under article 4(1) of the GPDO,(4) If prior to commencement of the material period, the Secretary of State or the local authority made a direction under article 4(1) of the GPDO which referred to uses or use classes which applied in relation to England and were specified in the Schedule to the Use Classes Order on 31st August 2020, those references are to continue to be read as references to those uses or use classes.
  • If prior to the commencement of the material period, a relevant planning application was submitted, or was deemed to be submitted, to the local planning authority which referred to uses or use classes which applied in relation to England and were specified in the Schedule to the Use Classes Order on 31st August 2020, that application must be determined by reference to those uses or use classes.
  • pursuant to regulation 13 of those Regulations, set differential rates by reference to different intended uses of development, andfor the purposes of setting such differential rates, referred to use classes which applied in relation to England and were specified in the Schedule to the Use Classes Order on 31st August 2020,(2) In this regulation “charging authority” and “charging schedule” have the same meaning as in the CIL Regulations.
  • the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
  • the London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008
  • the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008
  • In the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012
  • on or before 31st August 2020, in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, oron or after 1st September 2020, in Schedule 1 or 2 of that Order;
  • Class A1 (Shops) ,
  • Class A2 (Financial and professional services) ,
  • Class A3 (Restaurants and cafes) , or
  • Class B1 (Business) ,
  • The Use Classes Order is amended in accordance with regulations 9 to 13.
  • In article 2 (Interpretation) omit the definition for “Schedule”.
  • (1) In article 3 (Use Classes) —after “where a building or other land” insert “ is situated in Wales and ”,for “the Schedule” substitute “ Schedule 1 ”, andfor “shall not” substitute “ is not to ”.(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
    • (1A) Subject to the provisions of this Order, where a building or other land is situated in England and is used for a purpose of any class specified in—
    • (a) Part B or C of Schedule 1, or
    • (b) Schedule...
    Part B or C of Schedule 1, orSchedule

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