Policy information sourced from the Harrow Development Management Policies

DM 35: New Town Centre Development

New retail, leisure and cultural development or extensions within town centres will be supported where:

  • the proposal is consistent in use and scale with the role and function of the centre; and
  • the proposal is not at odds with the Borough’s spatial strategy.

Proposals on edge-of-centre sites will be permitted where it has been demonstrated through site search and selection that the location is the most sequentially preferable that is available, that there would be no harm to town centres and neighbouring residential amenity (see Policy DM1) and the proposal accords with (a) and (b) above.

Proposals for new retail, leisure and cultural development in out of centre locations, including proposals for extensions, will only be permitted where there is no harm to neighbouring residential amenity (see Policy DM1) and where:

  • it has been demonstrated that all reasonable alternatives for the proposal have been explored in terms of scale, format, car parking provision and scope for disaggregation in the format of the proposed development;
  • it has been demonstrated through site search and selection that there are no appropriate in-centre sites;
  • it has been demonstrated through site search and selection that there are no appropriate edge-of-centre sites;
  • proposals over 2,500 square metres would demonstrably not harm centres within their catchment area; and
  • the proposal is supported by a Green Travel Plan to enhance sustainable access between the site and the town centre network.

For more information please see the Development Management Policies