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In 1988 the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) introduced a provision to give greater scope in the marketing of vacant premises. Effectively, what we know as the ‘Class E’ provisionallows that where planning permission has been granted for two or more uses of the same set ofpremises within the same planning permission, then those uses can be swapped backwards and forwards any number of times within the ten year period following the grant of permission. Without being able to pray this particular GPDO provision in aid, flexibility between the alternative uses would be much more constrained.

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Planning Tips for Asset Management - Flexible Planning Permissions

In 1988 the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) introduced a provision to give greater scope in the marketing of vacant premises. Effectively, what we know as the ‘Class E’ provision allows that where planning permission has been granted for two or more uses of the same set of premises within the same planning permission, then those uses can be swapped backwards and forwards any number of times within the ten year period following the grant of permission.

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