Policy information sourced from Barnet’s Local Plan Development Management Policies

DM12: Maintaining Local Centres and Parades

The council will protect all retail uses (Class A1) in the existing local centres, parades and isolated shops unless it can be demonstrated that:

  1. there will be no significant reduction of shopping facilities as a result; and
  2. that alternative shopping facilities that are similarly accessible by walking, cycling or public transport exist to meet the needs of the area; and
  3. the proposed use is within Class A2, A3, A4, A5 or meets an identified local need; and
  4. there is no demand for continued Class A1 use, and that the site has been marketed effectively for such use.

A proposal that either creates an over concentration of Class A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses or has a significant adverse effect on the amenity of existing residents will be refused. Community uses will be expected to present an active frontage at ground floor and be able to demonstrate a similar weekday footfall to a Class A1 use. Proposals for residential use should not cause a break in a frontage.

For more information please see Barnet’s Local Plan Development Management Policies