Change of use to residential: prior approval

Change of use to residential prior approval
Prior approval type	Consultation requirements	Considerations	Who makes the decision?
Class MA – Class E (commercial, business and service) to residential (C3) Change of use of a building used as shops, office or other uses with Class E to a dwelling	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	transport impacts contamination risks flooding risks impact of noise from commercial premises on intended occupiers impact of character or sustainability of conservation area (if within a conservation area) provision of adequate natural light where development involves loss of registered nursery or health centre, the impact on local provision of the type of services lost gross internal floor area of at least 37 square metres compliance with nationally described space standard has been vacant for three months prior to the application has been in commercial use for at least two years. The range of eligible uses are set out in the regulations proposes no more than 1,500sqm of floorspace change	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Class PA - Light industrial (B1c) to residential (C3) Change of use of a building used for light industrial processes to a dwelling	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	transport and highways impacts contamination risk flooding risks whether the site is within an area important for providing industrial services provision of adequate natural light whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits gross internal floor area of at least 37 square metres compliance with nationally described space standard	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Class P - Storage and distribution (B8) to residential (C3) Change of use of a building used for storage/distribution to a dwelling	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	impact of air quality on intended occupiers transport and highways impacts contamination risk flooding risk noise impacts whether the site is within an area important for providing industrial services whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits gross internal floor area of at least 37 square metres compliance with nationally described space standard	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.
Class Q - Agricultural buildings to residential (C3) Change of use of a building from agricultural to a dwelling	relevant consultees as per site constraints site notice	transport and highways impacts noise impacts contamination risks flooding risks whether the location or siting of the building makes the development impractical/undesirable whether the size of the proposal is within permitted limits gross internal floor area of at least 37 square metres compliance with nationally described space standard	Officer delegated. Committee meetings do not take place for prior approvals.

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