Sui Generis (Of Its Own Kind)
- This term is used particularly in planning to describe a category which is basically uncategorised or which is in a category of its own.
- E.g. A property of "more than 6 unrelated residents" is so classed.
- Planning permission is automatically required for such a property as a property of "more than 6 residents" unless exempt by pre-existing occupation prior to legislation (i.e. by licence with a small "l").
Published: 11 November 2013
Last Updated: 17 November 2021