Planning Applications featuring Change of Use from A1

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Dear Matt White,

In response to your email dated 04 August 2009.

I have annotated your questions with the results as obtained from our
database searches.

Can you please let me know the following relating to planning
applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop), under the
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.

In the last 5 years:

1) How many planning applications have you received featuring a

change of use from A1? = 124

2) Of those applications in 1, how many of these were

retrospective? = 1

3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks

(or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1? = 1

4) Of those applications in 3, how many of these were

retrospective? = 1

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