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New rules will make it harder for retailers in England to convert pubs into retail space.
Currently, such a change of use does not generally require an express planning permission. That will change from 6 April where the pub is listed by the local authority as an asset of community value, i.e. it is a property whose use furthers the social well-being or social interests of the local community (and it is realistic to think that such a use can continue in the future).
Even if a pub is not listed, a retailer will not be able to proceed without first asking the local authority in writing whether the pub has been nominated for listing. The retailer must then wait for 56 days and must complete the change of use within a year. Further provisions then apply if a nomination is received by the local authority.
Good news indeed for those wishing to preserve the pub as a British institution, but potentially bad news for retailers!
Judgement has been handed down for the seminal case of Cardtronics UK Ltd and others (Respondents) v Sykes and others (Valuation Officers) (Appellants) [2020] UKSC 21.
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Following an MP debate on 5 November 2019, the government is due to release long-awaited guidance as to how it intends to protect workers in the retail industry against violence, harassment and abuse.
Some commentators had anticipated that persisting retail sector challenges might disrupt more than the make-up of the high street or commercial property negotiations between landlords and tenants.
Mandatory registration under the Drone Safe Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Service starts at 00.00 on 30 November 2019.
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