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Guide

Description of premises

Offices and shops (open in new window)

Offices and retail premises (including individual units within larger premises, e.g. shopping centres).

Factories and warehouse (open in new window)

Factories and warehouse storage premises.

Sleeping accommodation (open in new window)

All premises where the main use is to provide sleeping accommodation, e.g. guest houses, B&Bs, hostels, residential training centres, holiday accommodation and the common areas of flats, maisonettes, HMOs and sheltered housing rather than those providing care (see Residential care premises), but excluding hospitals, residential care premises, places of custody and single private dwellings

Residential care premises (open in new window)

Residential care and nursing homes, common areas of sheltered housing (where care is provided) and similar premises, which are permanently staffed and where the primary use is the provision of care rather than healthcare (see Healthcare premises).

Educational premises (open in new window)

Teaching establishments ranging from pre-school through to universities, except the residential parts (see Sleeping accommodation).

Small and medium places of assembly (open in new window)

Smaller public houses, clubs, restaurants and cafes, village halls, community centres, libraries, marquees, churches and other places of worship or study accommodating up to 300 people.

Large places of assembly (open in new window)

Larger premises where more than 300 people could gather, e.g. shopping centres (not the individual shops), large nightclubs and pubs, exhibition and conference centres, sports stadia, marquees, museums, libraries, churches, cathedrals and other places of worship or study.

Theatres, cinemas and similar premises (open in new window)

Theatres, cinemas, concert halls and similar premises used primarily for this purpose.

Open air events and venues (open in new window)

Open air events, e.g. theme parks, zoos, music concerts, sporting events (not stadia see Large places of assembly), fairgrounds and county fairs.

Healthcare premises (open in new window)

Premises where the primary use is the provision of healthcare (including private), e.g. hospitals, doctors, surgeries, dentists and other similar healthcare premises.

Transport premises and facilities (open in new window)

Transportation terminals and interchanges, e.g. airports, railway stations (including sub-surface), transport tunnels, ports, bus and coach stations and similar premises but excluding the the means of transport (e.g. trains, buses, planes and ships).