Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
TLC3 LOCAL CENTRES
The council has designated key local centres, neighbourhood parades and satellite parades to provide accessible shopping and service facilities to meet local needs (see Policies Map and Appendix 2). In these centres, changes of use will be permitted subject to the proposed use being shown to be complementary to the function of the centre, enhancing the centre’s viability and vitality and not having an adverse impact on the local area and where it meets the quotas set out below:
- Neighbourhood Parades: no more than 40% of the neighbourhood parade frontage as a whole will be permitted to change to non-class A1 uses.
- Key Local Centres: no more than 50% of the length of the key local centre frontage as a whole will be permitted to change to non-class A1 uses.
- Satellite Parades: no more than 60% of the satellite parade frontage as a whole will be permitted to change to non-class A1 uses.
Where a proposal does not meet the quotas set out above and where the premises have been vacant for at least 1 year with evidence of marketing, the council may consider granting permission taking into account other factors such as:
- the contribution the unit makes to the function of the centre in terms of the size of the unit and the length of its frontage;
- the nature and characteristics of the proposed use and evidence of need;
- the location of the unit within the centre; and
- the shop front appearance.
In all calculations of the proportion of the frontage of street blocks in class A1 and non-A1 uses, the lawful use and unimplemented extant permissions for changes of use will be taken into account.
Consent will not be granted for any ground floor residential frontages, however residential may be appropriate at the rear of premises, subject to satisfactory evidence that neither shopping policy nor the long term viability of the retail unit will be prejudiced.
For more information please see the Local Plan