Policy information sourced from the Haringey Development Management Plan

DM42: Primary and Secondary Shopping Frontages

A) Within Primary Shopping Frontages of the Metropolitan and District Town Centres, as defined on the Haringey Policies Map, the use of ground floor units for appropriate town centre uses will be permitted where:

  • The overall number of units in non-retail use (including extant planning permissions) will not exceed 35% across the entire frontage, unless it can be demonstrated the proposal will significantly enhance the vitality and viability of the centre;
  • The continuity of the centre’s retail frontage will be maintained, normally with no more than two adjoining units in non-retail use; and
  • An active frontage is provided.

B) Within Secondary Shopping Frontages of the Metropolitan and District Town Centres, as defined on the Haringey Policies Map, the use of ground floor units for appropriate town centre uses will be permitted where:

  • The overall number of units in non-retail use (including extant planning permissions) will not exceed 50% across the entire frontage, unless it can be demonstrated the proposal will significantly enhance the vitality and viability of the centre; and
  • An active frontage is provided, or if this is not possible, a window display or other appropriate town centre frontage.

C) Within Secondary Shopping Frontages, the Council will give consideration to proposals for community facilities where it can be demonstrated that the use will:

  • Enhance the vitality and viability of the centre by attracting visitors to it, including by encouraging linked trips for shops and services;
  • Ensure access to visiting members of the public; and
  • Not result in an overconcentration of similar community uses where this would detract from the diversity of uses in the centre.
  • Having regard to the above criteria, proposals for community uses which meet identified local need will be viewed favourably.

D) Within designated Primary and Secondary Shopping Frontages, the Council will give consideration to the granting of temporary permissions for meanwhile uses not compliant with (A-C) above where it can be demonstrated that the use will positively support the retail function of the town centre. The temporary use of a vacant ground floor unit will be supported where it can be demonstrated that the unit is being actively marketed.

Policy information sourced from the Haringey Development Management Plan