Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61040

Planning Permission: Business

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

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

Alex Norris
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.