Policy information sourced from the Brent Sudbury Town Neighbourhood Plan.

TCU1: Town Centre Uses

Proposals for new development and changes of use within the town centre, as shown on the Policies Map, should provide active ground floor uses that contribute to the diversity of the High Street and enhance the vitality and viability of the area. On upper floors, uses that complement the function of High Street will be supported, including residential use (C3 use).

Retail (A1 use), cafes (A3 use), drinking establishments (A4 use) and community facilities (D1 or D2 uses) will be permitted along the High Street. Proposals that result in the loss of active frontage on the High Street will be resisted.

Proposals for new hot food takeaways (A5 use) and betting shops (currently A2 use) will be assessed in terms of their impact on the diversity of the High Street and local amenity.

The proportion of units occupied by hot-food takeaways (A5 use) along the defined High Street area should not exceed 6%. The total proportion of High Street units occupied by hot-food takeways (A5 use) currently exceeds this threshold. Proposals for new hot-food takeaways will not be permitted whilst this threshold is exceeded. Should the number of hot-food takeaways and associated High Street frontage fall below the threshold in the future then proposals for new hot-food takeaways will be considered on their merits in accordance with policies established in the neighbourhood plan, wider national and local policies.

The proportion of development frontage occupied by betting shops along the defined High Street area should not exceed 4% of the total frontage. The total High Street frontage currently occupied by betting shops is 5%. Proposals for new betting shops will not be permitted whilst this threshold is exceded. Should the number of betting shops and the associated High Street frontage fall below the threshold in the future then proposals for new betting shops will be considered on their merits in accordance with policies established in the neighbourhood plan, wider national and local policies.

Proposals that result in fewer than two non-A5 units between takeaways will not be permitted. Proposals that result in fewer than four units in non-betting shop use between betting shops will not be permitted.

For more information please see the Sudbury Town Neighbourhood Plan.