B2 Use Class - General Industrial Units

B2 Use Class is a specific business use for General Industrial and specifically for uses that do not fall within the B1 use class i.e. for uses that would not generally be allowable within a residential area.

In addition, there are further excluded uses within the B2 Use Class, which fall within their own special uses classes, for example, Class B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7.

Due to the nature of such general industrial uses that could be undertaken within the B2 Use Class, there is generally no specific allowable permitted development change of use.

Individual buildings are often found in a range of locations including where such permission may not normally now be given, for example within open countryside and green belt. Such buildings can, therefore, raise issues when new extensions, alterations or changes in circumstances are required. Issues such as noise, fumes, impact on neighbouring residential or business uses are all such material considerations that may need to be addressed.

Due to the similarities in uses and flexibility for landlords and tenants alike, a B2 Use Class general industrial unit is sometimes combined with a B8 use to facilitate storage or distribution.