Shops: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 17622 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) on the ability of local authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jul 2026
My Department has made no specific assessment of the ability of local planning authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops, where no planning permission is required because the use remains within the same use class. The ‘Commercial, business and se...