Policy information sourced from the Harrow Development Management Policies
DM 37: Secondary and Designated Shopping Frontages
Within the secondary shopping frontages of district centres and the designated frontages of local centres, as defined on the Harrow Policies Map, the use of ground floor premises for purposes that are appropriate to a town centre and primarily for visiting members of the public will be permitted provided that:
- in the case of local centres, the length of designated frontage in non-retail use at street level in the centre (including any extant planning permissions) would not exceed 50% unless it can be demonstrated that the proposed use would make a significant contribution to the centre’s vitality and viability or Policy DM39: Vacant Shops in Town Centres applies;
- in the case of district centres, the length of secondary frontage in non-retail use at street level in the centre (including any extant planning permissions) would not exceed 50% unless it could be demonstrated that the proposed use would make a significant contribution to the centre’s vitality and viability or Policy DM39: Vacant Shops in Town Centres applies;
- in the case of uses that would not create an active frontage, a window display or other frontage appropriate to the centre would be provided; and
- the use would not be detrimental to the amenity of neighbouring occupiers (see Policy DM1) or highway safety
The Council will give consideration to the provision of community facilities within secondary frontages where it can be demonstrated that these will be open to visiting members of the public and would support the vitality and viability of the centre (for example, by encouraging linked trips to other shops and services within the centre), and subject to criterion (d) above.
For more information please see the Development Management Policies