Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
TLC1 HIERARCHY OF TOWN AND LOCAL CENTRES
The council will work with the Mayor of London and other stakeholders, such as Business Improvement Districts, to enhance the vitality and viability of the borough’s hierarchy of three town centres, 5 key local centres, 15 neighbourhood parades and 6 satellite parades (see Appendix 2 and Map 5 for details). In particular the council will:
- support the regeneration of the town centres for a mix of town centre uses, including residential development on appropriate sites;
- maintain the predominant retail function of primary shopping areas;
- support the night time economy in town centres;
- support the conversion or redevelopment of unused or underused space above ground floor units for new residential accommodation (subject to the requirements of other relevant policies);
- seek a mix of shop sizes and types, with independent as well as national traders, that are accessible to local residents, workers and visitors;
- ensure that new developments for town centre uses are appropriately located, are of an acceptable scale, and do not negatively impact on the existing hierarchy, in accordance with national and regional policy and local need (see Table 3);
- require a retail impact assessment for out of centre retail proposals which are in excess of 300m2 (gross);
- require a sequential test for out of centre retail development proposals in accordance with the NPPF;
- promote the provision of shopmobility schemes;
- safeguard local shops and other local services within local centres to meet local need;
- support and protect local markets and clusters of specialist shopping; and
- negotiate planning obligations where appropriate, feasible and viable to mitigate the loss of, and/or secure or support, affordable retail space to encourage small or independent traders.
For more information please see the Local Plan