Use classes

[colmjude]

Use classes are needed in mulitple places.

We will eventually make this its own dataset, similar to what we've done with Permitted development rights.

Reference	Name	Notes
b2	B2 – General Industrial	Industrial uses not falling within Class E.
b8	B8 – Storage and Distribution	Warehousing and storage.
c1	C1 – Hotels	Includes hotels, boarding houses, and guest houses.
c2	C2 – Residential Institutions	Care homes, hospitals, and boarding schools.
c2a	C2A – Secure Residential Institutions	Prisons, young offender institutions.
c3	C3 – Dwellinghouses	Sole or main residence used by people forming a single household.
c4	C4 – Houses in multiple occupation	Defined in the Housing Act 2004 (with the exclusion of converted block of flats).
e-a	E(a) – Retail (other than hot food)	Shops and other retail services.
e-b	E(b) – Food and Drink	Premises mostly for on-site consumption.
e-c-i	E(c)(i) – Financial Services	Banks, building societies, and credit unions.
e-c-ii	E(c)(ii) – Professional Services	Non-health/medical services (e.g., accountants, solicitors).
e-c-iii	E(c)(iii) – Any Other Service	Non-retail services to the public.
e-d	E(d) – Indoor Sports and Recreation	Excludes motorised or firearms activities.
e-e	E(e) – Medical or Health Services	Clinics and health centres.
e-f	E(f) – Creche, Day Nursery	Facilities for childcare.
e-g-i	E(g)(i) – Office	For operational or administrative functions.
e-g-ii	E(g)(ii) – Research and Development	Development of products or processes.
e-g-iii	E(g)(iii) – Industrial Process	Processes that can operate within a residential area.
f1-a	F1(a) – Education	Schools, colleges, and training centres.
f1-b	F1(b) – Display of Works of Art	Galleries (excluding commercial galleries).
f1-c	F1(c) – Museum	Non-commercial museums.
f1-d	F1(d) – Public Library	Libraries open to the public.
f1-e	F1(e) – Public Hall/Exhibition Hall	Community spaces for events.
f1-f	F1(f) – Public Worship/Religious Instruction	Churches, mosques, synagogues.
f1-g	F1(g) – Law Court	Court facilities.
f2-a	F2(a) – Local Community Shop	Shop under 280 sqm with no similar facility nearby.
f2-b	F2(b) – Community Hall	Halls for local community use.
f2-c	F2(c) – Outdoor Sport/Recreation	Excludes motorised sports.
f2-d	F2(d) – Indoor/Outdoor Swimming Pool	Includes skating rinks.
sui	Sui generis	Uses that do not fall within any defined use class and are considered unique. For example, theatres, nightclubs, scrap yards and mineral extraction
other	Other (Please Specify)	Free text required if selected.