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4 Glossary<br />

4 Glossary<br />

Glossary<br />

A1 Use Class: Shops (including shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers,<br />

travel and ticket agencies, post <strong>of</strong>fices (but not sorting <strong>of</strong>fices), pet shops, sandwich<br />

bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops, dry cleaners, funeral directors and internet<br />

cafés).<br />

A2 Use Class: Financial and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional services(including financial services such<br />

as banks and building societies, pr<strong>of</strong>essional services (other than health and medical<br />

services) including estate and employment agencies and betting <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />

A3 Use Class: Restaurants and cafés(including for the sale <strong>of</strong> food and drink for<br />

consumption on the premises - restaurants, snack bars and cafés)<br />

A4 Use Class: Includes Public Houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments<br />

(but not night clubs).<br />

A5 Use Class: Hot food takeaways - for the sale <strong>of</strong> hot food for consumption <strong>of</strong>f the<br />

premises.<br />

Active frontages: a building accommodating uses on the ground floor which generate<br />

passing trade and provide a shop-type window display providing visual interest for<br />

pedestrians.<br />

Archaeological priority areas: Areas suspected to contain archaeological remains<br />

and for which a survey is required.<br />

Affordable housing: Housing designed to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> households whose<br />

incomes are not sufficient to allow them to access decent and appropriate housing.<br />

Affordable housing includes both social rented and intermediate housing.<br />

Affordable retail space: Generally, a small retail unit with a rental value below the<br />

market rate (dependent on the sector and location). May also include market stalls<br />

or street booths. See also affordable workspace.<br />

Affordable workspace: Generally, a workspace managed by a not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

organisation, with a rental value below the market rate (dependent on the sector and<br />

location). Affordable workspace is sought to ensure diversity in supply and types <strong>of</strong><br />

workspace in all locations. See also affordable retail space.<br />

Apart-Hotel: A serviced apartment complex for temporary accommodation <strong>of</strong> no more<br />

than 90 days, typically with a hotel-style booking system and a shared lobby<br />

Area Action Plan: this is a <strong>Development</strong> Plan Document which provides a planning<br />

framework for an area <strong>of</strong> significant change or conservation.<br />

B1 Use Class: Business: Offices, research and development, light industry appropriate<br />

in a residential area in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes)<br />

Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.<br />

B2 Use Class: General industrial: in accordance with the Town and Country Planning<br />

(Use Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.<br />

B8 Use Class: Storage or distribution – including open air storage in accordance with<br />

the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent<br />

amendments<br />

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