class under this legislation. Examples of these include theatres, scrap yards, petrol stations, nightclubs, and casinos, and these are known as sui generis uses. Class A – shops (including some services) This heading is further sub-divided into a variety of everyday commercial uses. Class A1 – shops and retail outlets For those within Class A1, the customers in all cases should be “visiting members of the general public”. Property in this area could include: Shops (where goods are sold) – but excluding betting offices and payday loan shops which are sui generis Post offices Premises where tickets are sold and travel agents Premises selling cold food (intended for consumption off site) Hairdressers Florist Funeral directors Premises where goods for sale are displayed (a showroom) Premises where “domestic or personal” goods or services are hired from Premises where articles are deposited for washing, cleaning or repair Class A2 – professional services Class A2 moves on to cover “financial and professional services”. Again, these must be offered to the general public. This time, the specification is that “principally” the clients or customers of these types of businesses will again be visiting the premises: Financial services Professional services – except those involving health or medical services Any other services deemed “appropriate” for location within a shopping area Class A3 – food and drink Class A3 consists of one use, namely premises which are to sell “Food and drink”, either to be consumed on site, or on or offsite in the case of hot food. This includes restaurants and cafes. Class A4 – drinking establishments Drinking establishments such as public houses, wine bars or other such establishments. Class A5 – hot food and takeaway For the sale of hot food intended for consumption off the premises. Class B – further business and industrial activities This class covers many common business activities, and is prefaced by the provision for “all or any of” the activities described in Class B1: Class B1 – business B1(a): Offices – except those already mentioned within Class A2. B1(b): Premises for Research and Development B1(c): Industrial processes which “can” take place within a residential area without damaging the “amenity of that area” Since these classes are described in quite general terms, professional advice is advisable before proceeding with negotiations to occupy commercial premises. As the remaining Classes in Part B continue, the uses begin to relate to increasingly specific industrial