Policy information sourced from Kentish Town Neighbourhood Plan

SW3 Consecutive Secondary Shopping Frontages

Within Secondary Shopping Frontages proposed changes of use resulting in more than two consecutive frontages being in non-A1 Retail usage will be resisted.

In order to avoid vacant retail premises in Secondary Shopping Frontages where proposals may result more than two consecutive frontages being in non-A1 Retail use, 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