I missed this if it featured in the debate, but is "small brothel" going to be a new description under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order - like a fast-food outlet - whose use is bought & sold with the property? Or is it a licence personal to the trader, like "sale of alcohol" or "betting shop" which needs to be reapplied for? Either way, if the public didn't like the idea of having one next-door, they'd presumably have the opportunity to object during the preliminary stages of the planning/licensing process.

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