Since May 2013 the government has created a class J, which effectively puts a change of use from B1 to C3 into permitted development.
I have a 56sqm storage unit in Woolwich that I would like to apply for change of use on. A few questions for those knowledgable members of this forum...
1. The unit in question is unclassified but its use now is storage and could be light industrial. It is a very large garage/mini warehouse. Can I make an application for this property even though it has no current classification?
2. I have no plans at the moment to make it into a residential dwelling - no plans, drawings, or specific details as to what living space will be inside it. Does this matter? Can I just apply and then once the classification has changed make changes to the building, for example adding skylights into the roof?
3. If I get the change of use from the council, is there any reason why I can't continue to use it as a storage facility? Council tax will be nil because it will be an unoccupied dwelling.
Anything else I should be considering?

Thanks all,
Charlie
I have a 56sqm storage unit in Woolwich that I would like to apply for change of use on. A few questions for those knowledgable members of this forum...
1. The unit in question is unclassified but its use now is storage and could be light industrial. It is a very large garage/mini warehouse. Can I make an application for this property even though it has no current classification?
2. I have no plans at the moment to make it into a residential dwelling - no plans, drawings, or specific details as to what living space will be inside it. Does this matter? Can I just apply and then once the classification has changed make changes to the building, for example adding skylights into the roof?
3. If I get the change of use from the council, is there any reason why I can't continue to use it as a storage facility? Council tax will be nil because it will be an unoccupied dwelling.
Anything else I should be considering?

Thanks all,
Charlie
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