Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD

POLICY BTC3: OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

The Council will support and encourage the provision of additional commercial offices within the town centre (as defined on the Inset Proposals Map) and expects that such offices will generally be provided as part of mixed use schemes and regards the Barking Station Interchange Masterplan area (see BTCSSA3) as particularly appropriate.

Where offices are proposed on sites within the primary shopping areas, the Council will expect offices to be at upper floors with retailing at street level. Proposals for change of use from either retail or residential to offices will only be acceptable where they conform with the relevant policies of the Borough Wide Development Policies.

For more information please see the Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD