Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan
E6 Shop and business frontages
Development within primary shopping frontages
Within the primary shopping frontages in the town centres (as shown on the Policies Map)32 at ground floor level, only E(a), E(b), E(c) uses will be permitted subject to achieving a good mix of retail uses overall provided the proposal:
- either cumulatively or individually is considered to contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the area. This should take account of the mix of uses in the primary frontage, what is there currently and what development is committed, location, prominence and length of frontage of the premises, nature of the use proposed, including the level of pedestrian activity associated with it, and the number of ground floor vacancies in the area, and
- would not result in the loss of an A1 use on a visually prominent site.
Consideration will be given to the size of the shop unit, the width of the shop frontage and surrounding uses. A window and entrance should be provided or retained which relates well to the design of the building and to the street scene and its setting. Regard should be given to the Aylesbury Vale Design SPD.
Residential development will be encouraged within the primary shopping frontage above ground floor level.
Development within secondary shopping frontages
Proposals for E(a), E(b), E(c) or any main town centre uses within defined secondary shopping frontages, (as shown on the Policies Map) (33) will be permitted provided the proposal:
- either cumulatively or individually, is considered to contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the area. This should take account of the mix of uses in the secondary frontage, what is there currently and what development is committed, location, prominence and length of frontage of the premises, nature of the use proposed, including the level of pedestrian activity associated with it, and the number of ground floor vacancies in the area
- would not result in more than three non-E(a) uses in a row, and
- would not result in the loss of a E(a) use on a visually prominent site.
A window and entrance should be provided or retained which relates well to the design of the building and to the street scene and its setting. Regard should be given to Aylesbury Vale Design SPD.
Residential development will be encouraged within the secondary shopping frontage above ground floor level.
Development within Primary Shopping Area outside Primary and Secondary frontages
Proposals for E(a) uses which are outside the defined Primary and Secondary Shopping Frontages but within the Primary Shopping Area will be supported.
Proposals for non-E(a) main town centre uses outside the defined Primary and Secondary Shopping Frontages but within the Primary Shopping Area will be supported if:
- The proposal would complement the existing uses within the Primary Shopping Area, and
- The proposal would contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the Primary Shopping Area, and
- The proposal would maintain the attractiveness and interest of the street scene.
Proposals for non-main town centre uses which are outside the defined primary and secondary shopping frontages within the Primary Shopping Area will be supported if the above listed criteria are fulfilled and the proposal would not cause undue concentration of non-main town centre uses within the Primary Shopping Area, or would be located above ground floor level.
Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan