Policy information sourced from Kentish Town Neighbourhood Plan

SW2: Protection of Secondary Shopping Frontages

KTNF will resist change of use proposals that result in less than 60% of the premises being in A1 Retail usage in Secondary Shopping Frontages.

In order to avoid vacant retail premises in Secondary Shopping Frontages where proposals may result in less than 60% of the premises being in A1 Retail usage in Secondary Shopping Frontages, applicants should demonstrate by submitting with their planning application:

  1. an up to date marketing report; and
  2. contemporary financial viability assessment that there is no reasonable prospect that A1 retail use is viable.

Where a marketing report and financial viability assessment have been submitted to the local planning authority, applicants should be to fund a “peer” review of both the marketing report and viability assessment at the cost of the applicant, if requested by the local planning authority.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan