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Class MA Checker
Class MA permits a change of use from Class E to Class C3 dwellinghouses. This runs a building through the eligibility bars in MA.1, then reports the nine prior-approval matters in MA.2(2). One question at a time, 22 in total. The statutory wording sits behind “Why this matters” on every step. Nothing to enter an email address for.
What the 2024 amendment removed
Two tests people still run sites against no longer exist. They appear once more, struck through, at their proper position in the flow.
MA.1(1)(a) — omitted
Vacancy: has the building been vacant for three months?
MA.1(1)(a) was omitted on 05/03/2024 by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/141), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(a). The three-month continuous vacancy requirement no longer exists. On legislation.gov.uk the paragraph now reads only as a line of dots. This is not a test and cannot fail a site.
MA.1(1)(c) — omitted
Floorspace: is the building under 1,500 sq m?
MA.1(1)(c) was omitted on 05/03/2024 by S.I. 2024/141, arts. 1(1), 3(2)(b). The 1,500 sq m cumulative floorspace cap no longer exists. Floor area is recorded on this page for information only, not as a limit, and cannot fail a site.