MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE


Do I need Building Regulation Consent to change the use of a property?

A Building Regulation application would be required in the following circumstances:

a)
the building is to be used as a dwelling, where previously it was not;


b)
the building contains a flat, where previously it did not;


c)
the building is used as an hotel or boarding house, where previously it was not;


d)
the building is used as an institution, where previously it was not;


e)
the building is used as a public building, where previously it was not;


f)
the building is not a building described in Classes I to VI in Schedule 2, where previously it was;


g)
the building, which contains at least one dwelling, contains a greater or lesser number of dwellings than it did previously;


h)
the building contains a room for residential purposes, where previously it did not;


i)
the building, which contains at least one room for residential purposes, contains a greater or lesser number of such rooms than it did previously; or


j)
the building is used as a shop, where previously it was not.

NOTE: This page relates to requirements for change of use under the Building Regulations. You are advised to contact the Customer Information Team for advice in respect of Planning Permission.




Page last updated on: 18/03/2009