Policy information sourced from the Burpham Neighbourhood Plan

B-EMP 2: Shopping Parades

Class A uses will be retained wherever possible on the ground floor of the Kingpost and London Road shopping parades and changes of use to Class A uses will be permitted.

Proposals for change of use from Class A to Classes D1 or D2 will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that the premises have been marketed unsuccessfully for a Class A use for a continuous period of 6 months.

Proposals for changes of use from Classes A, D1 or D2 uses to other uses will only be permitted if it can be demonstrated that the premises have not been in active authorised use for at least 6 months and the premises have no potential for either re-occupation for Class A, D1 or D2 uses as demonstrated through the results of both a full valuation report and a marketing campaign, lasting for a continuous period of 9 months. Such information must be submitted as part of any planning application.

Outside the designated shopping Parades, Sainsbury’s supermarket is a major retailer to the community and surrounding area. This Policy supports future A1 development on this site, subject to the application of a sequential test in accordance with paragraph 24 of the NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance, on condition that any future development complies with parking requirements, visual height restrictions of the surrounding tree screens and due regard to trading impacts on the Parades.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan