Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
TLC2 TOWN CENTRES
In the designated town centres (as shown on the Policies Map and defined in Table 4), changes from A class use at street level will be permitted for alternative uses which can be shown to be complementary to the shopping frontage, maintain or increase the vitality and viability of the town centre and do not have an adverse impact on the local area. In particular, permission for changes of use will be considered on the following basis:
- no more than 40% of the length of the prime retail frontage as a whole will be permitted to change to non-class A1 uses;
- additional A4 and A5 uses (pubs, bars and takeaways), betting shops, pay day loan shops, amusement centres, mini cab offices and residential uses will not be permitted on the ground floor of the prime retail frontages;
- the nature and characteristics of the proposed use are complementary to the shopping frontage;
- the proposed use contributes to the function of the centre in terms of the size of the unit, the length of its frontage and the location of the unit within the centre;
- planning conditions will be imposed in any permission for such changes of use to secure provision of a shop style fascia, and window display at street level, and to control the hours of opening of class A3-A5 uses; and
- consent will not be granted for residential use within the ground floor frontage.
In non prime retail frontages, criteria 3-6 above will apply. In all calculations of the proportion of the frontage in class A1, the lawful use and unimplemented extant permissions for changes of use will be taken into account.
For more information please see the Local Plan