Flats over shops

You may be able to convert space over a shop (and certain space over premises with a display window), or over a ground floor office, into a single flat without putting in a planning application if you can answer yes to the following requirements:

• The space is in the same class of use as the shop or office to start with. You can view use classes here.
• The space is not in a separate planning unit from the shop
• You will not change the outside appearance of the building
• If there is a display window at ground floor level, you will not incorporate any of the ground floor into the flat

Internal Links:
Whether permission required under Use Classes Order