What is Sui Generis Planning Usage?

Sui Generis is a use class that covers all uses which are not defined by a specific use class.

The Sui Generis classification includes theatres, large HMOs (Large houses with more than 6 people sharing), hostels, petrol stations, shops selling and / or displaying motor vehicles, scrap yards, retail warehouses, clubs, nightclubs, laundrettes, taxi or vehicle hire businesses, amusement centres, casinos, funfairs, waste disposal installations, betting office, pay day loan shop, alkali works, yards for the storage/distribution of minerals, fuel stations, police stations, tattoo parlours, beauticians, massage parlours, nail bars, landfill sites, motor sport arenas, firearm ranges.)