Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
TLC4 SMALL NON DESIGNATED PARADES, CLUSTERS AND CORNER SHOPS
Outside town centres, key local centres, neighbourhood parades and satellite parades, the council will seek to retain shops and other local services to meet local needs. Residential use and changes to other non class A uses will be permitted, except where this will result in a demonstrable shortage of class A1 uses in the locality. In assessing an application in a non designated parade or cluster for a change of use from a class A1 use to any other use, the council will take into account:
- the proximity and the range of shops in the locality to meet local needs (where town centres, key local centres, protected parades and satellite parades are not within 400 metres);
- the length of time that the application premises may have been vacant and the marketing of the premises; and
- the number of existing non-A1 uses that may adversely impact on the quality of the parade or cluster.
Corner shops are important for meeting local needs and will be protected for continued retail use (class A1). Changes of use of corner shops from retail use will not be permitted where there is a shortage of alternative shopping (where town centres, key local centres, protected parades and satellite parades and non-designated parades and clusters are not within 400 metres).
In all calculations of the proportion of the frontage of street blocks in Class A1 and non-A1 uses, the council will take into account the lawful use and unimplemented extant planning permissions for changes of use.
For more information please see the Local Plan