A planning application for a Change of Use can arise in many different circumstances. It can apply if you want to change retail premises to office premises, or storage to retail. The important consideration is ensuring that your application is carefully considered to ensure that it has the best prospects of success. Our expertise in planning law can help you.
Planning permission is often required for change of use regardless of any change in ownership, or even a different trade if a certain use of the premises or land intensifies. Whilst there are some classes of use that do not require permission (as set out in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987), we are often asked to help clients that believed they did not need permission only later to find out that they did. By this time often money has been spent changing the use which is ultimately wasted. Early initial advice from us can help avoid unnecessary costs.
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If you would like an initial opinion on a Change of Use please call us on 01634 811 118, complete our online enquiry form, or email our planning law expert Nicholas Kingsley-Smith.
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