Planning and Development Act 2024

PART 2

Concept of Development

Material change in use

7. For the purposes of this Act, material change in use of land or a maritime site includes—

(a) a change in the use of land or a maritime site, or any structure on land or a maritime site, to, or by the addition of, a use that consists of or includes the exhibition of advertisements,

(b) a change in the use of land or a maritime site to, or by the addition of, a use that consists of or includes the—

(i) placing or keeping of vans, tents or other objects (whether or not moveable and whether or not collapsible) for the purpose of caravanning, camping, habitation or selling goods or services,

(ii) storage of caravans or tents, or

(iii) deposit of vehicles (whether or not usable in accordance with the purpose for which they were constructed or most recently used), old metal, mining or industrial waste, builder’s waste, rubbish or debris,

(c) a change in use of a house or part of a house that was most recently used as a single dwelling to a use as 2 or more dwellings,

(d) a change in use of a house or part of a house situated in a rent pressure zone (within the meaning of section 8 ) to a use for short-term letting (within the meaning of section 8 ) purposes,

(e) in respect of premises used for retail purposes, a change in use from a prescribed retail purpose to another prescribed retail purpose,

(f) in respect of premises used for industrial purposes, a change in use from a prescribed industrial purpose to another prescribed industrial purpose, and

(g) such change of land or a maritime site from one use to another use as may be prescribed.