Policy information sourced from Welwyn Hatfield District Plan
EMP4 Car Sales and Showrooms
Car sales/showrooms will only be permitted in the designated Employment Areas. They will not be permitted in residential areas or in the town centres. Planning permission will only be granted for development which meets all of the following criteria:
- The proposal would not have any adverse impact on the amenity of residential areas;
- The proposal would not adversely affect the highway network, including highway safety;
- It would have adequate servicing facilities;
- It would not have an adverse effect on the provision of employment land, in terms of the cumulative impact of similar uses in the locality.
In the case of any proposed development which has a gross external floorspace in excess of 235m2 , no more than 49% of the floorspace shall be used for the sale and display of motor vehicles, and the sale and display of motor vehicle parts and accessories, including office or storage floorspace ancillary to such sale or display. The remaining floorspace should be used for Class B uses such as vehicle servicing and repairs.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995, any grant of planning permission will be subject to the removal of permitted development rights in order to prevent the change of use of the building to Class A1 (shops).
For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan