Planning Permission: Business
Commons · Question 61040 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of Class E to the Use Classes Order on the variety of businesses on high streets.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 26 Jun 2025
Class E of the Use Classes Order enables flexibility to change between uses commonly found on the High Street. No recent assessment has been made of the impact of the introduction of Class E on the variety of businesses on the high street.