The A to Z of planning
B
B1
Offices, research and development and industrial uses that can be carried out in a residential area.
B2
General industrial uses.
B8
Warehousing and distribution.
BANANA
"Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything" a sentiment often expressed by NIMBYs.
Basic Loss Payment
An additional payment to homeowners whose property is being compulsorily purchased.
Blight
Colloquially, the depressing effect on property caused by development proposals. Strictly speaking, blight is where a development plan allocates land for a public authority function - for example the creation of a new road. Only then can a blight notice be served.
Blight notice
A notice requiring the appropriate authority to purchase land which has been blighted.
Breach of condition notice
A notice, served by a local planning authority, on the owner and/or occupier of land, requiring compliance with a condition. If the notice is not complied with it is enforceable in the magistrates court.
Brownfield
Land which has been previously developed.