Looking at Michaels comment above, surely this decision is in favour of retaining A1 use as opposed to changing it to A2 which would have allowed the unit to be taken out of retail use, so to speak?? I think that's a 'good thing' personally, as i'd much prefer to see a shop (or launderette for that matter[/i]!) than an estate agent there. If the lease is still for sale it seems that all this decision has done is stack the odds in favour of something other than an office based business (estate agent) moving in - surely that's what most people want? Yes, the frontage is a disgrace at the moment, but i don't imagine that it'll be like that for too much longer. It's a great unit in a great position....have a bit of patience!