How do I find the existing use of a property?

You will need to contact your local planning authority to find the existing planning use class for a particular property.

You can find contact details for your local planning authority on the Planning Portal: 

Find your local planning authority ^{(https://www.planningportal.co.uk/find-your-local-planning-authority)}

In addition, you can find more information on Use Classes in our 'Do you need permission?'¹ section.

1. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/change-of-use