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Certificate of lawfulness of existing use or development (CLEUD)
Practical Law UK Glossary 1-107-5876 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Certificate of lawfulness of existing use or development (CLEUD)
This is a formal procedure under section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 whereby a local planning authority can, on the application of any person, issue a CLEUD.
A CLEUD will establish that:
- An existing use of the buildings or land is lawful.
- Any operations that have been carried out in, on, over or under the land are lawful.
- Any other matter that constitutes a breach of condition or limitation subject to which planning permission was granted is lawful.
A CLEUD is conclusive as to the matters with which it deals.
Prior to 27 July 1992 the equivalent was an established use certificate.