Policy information sourced from the Hertsmere Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan
SADM45 - Smaller Centres, Parades and Individual Shops
The Council will, as far as possible, protect class A1 shops within the following designated areas: Local Centres, Key Neighbourhood Parades, Neighbourhood Centres, Neighbourhood Parades, and Individual Shops.
Where consent is required, however, proposals that would result in the loss of a shop will be permitted provided:
- in the case of a Neighbourhood Centre, local residents would still have access to a range and choice of essential shops within reasonable walking distance;
- in the case of a Neighbourhood Parade, there is more than one class A1 use remaining unless there is clear evidence to demonstrate that there is no demand for the continued class A1 use and the unit has been marketed effectively for such use;
- in the case of Individual Shops, there is clear evidence to demonstrate that there is no demand for the continued class A1 use and the unit has been marketed effectively for such use.
For more information please see the Hertsmere Policies Plan