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The following classes of use for England are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.

·          A1 Shops - Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post offices, pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops, dry cleaners and funeral directors.

·          A2 Financial and professional services - Banks, building societies, estate and employment agencies, professional and financial services and betting offices.

·          A3 Restaurants and cafés - For the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises - restaurants, snack bars and cafes.

·          A4 Drinking establishments - Public houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments (but not a night clubs).

·          A5 Hot food takeaways - For the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.

·          B1 Business - Offices, research and development, light industry appropriate in a residential area.

·          B2 General industrial

·          B3-B7 Special Industrial Groups - See 'Use Classes Schedule'.

·          B8 Storage or distribution - This class includes open air storage.

·          C1 Hotels - Hotels, boarding and guest houses where no significant element of care is provided.

·          C2 Residential institutions - Residential care homes, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools, residential colleges and training centres.

·          C2A Secure Residential Institution - Use for a provision of secure residential accommodation, including use as a prison, young offenders institution, detention centre, secure training centre, custody centre, short term holding centre, secure hospital, secure local authority accommodation or use as a military barracks.

·          C3 Dwellinghouses - Family houses, or houses occupied by up to six residents living together as a single household, including a household where care is provided for residents.

·          D1 Non-residential institutions - Clinics, health centres, crèches, day nurseries, day centres, schools, art galleries, museums, libraries, halls, places of worship, church halls, law court. Non residential education and training centres.

·          D2 Assembly and leisure - Cinemas, music and concert halls, bingo and dance halls (but not night clubs), swimming baths, skating rinks, gymnasiums or sports arenas (except for motor sports, or where firearms are used).

·          Sui Generis - Theatres, houses in multiple paying occupation, hostels providing no significant element of care, scrap yards. Petrol filling stations and shops selling and/or displaying motor vehicles. Retail warehouse clubs, nightclubs, launderettes, taxi businesses, amusement centres. Casinos.

Manta have moved to new head office. Based on the edge of the A27 and A23, it was decided to move the business slightly out of Brighton centre to make ot easier for clients to come to the office. The ability to use our virtual office has been a major benefit to some of our clients in that it gives them an office to work from whilst on the road, whilst having their financial partner to hand as well.

We look forward to seeing you in Cannes this year. We believe that this is the year of opportunity, and as such look forward to enjoying your company.

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