PPS 4 Planning and Economic Development·Page 22·Policy PED 1
Class B1 Business Use in City and Town Centres
Class B1 business use is permitted in city or town centres and other locations specified in development plans. B1(b) call centres and B1(c) research and development are also permitted in existing or proposed industrial/employment areas.
A development proposal for a Class B1 business use will be permitted in a city or town centre (having regard to any specified provisions of a development plan) and in other locations that may be specified for such use in a development plan, such as a district or local centre.
In addition, a development proposal for a Class B1(b) use as a call centre or B1(c) use for research and development proposals will be permitted within an existing or proposed industrial/employment area. Class B1(a) office use will only be permitted in an industrial/employment area when specified in a development plan.
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