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From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Local Plan - Changes to legislation

Recently, the Government changed: 

  • the Use Classes Order 
  • the General Permitted Development Order 

The most significant change is that several Use Classes have been merged. The new Use Class E covers the following uses: 

  • commercial 
  • business 
  • service 

Read the effects these changes have on the Local Plan (PDF, 369 KB).

For more information contact customer services.