Policy information sourced from the Bunhill and Clerkenwell area action plan
BC2 Culture, Retail and Leisure Uses
The Council encourages development of retail and leisure uses in predominantly commercial areas, including the four Local Shopping Areas.
The Clerkenwell/Farringdon Cultural Quarter is the focus for cultural uses. Such uses may also be suitable in other predominantly commercial areas, pending assessment of sequentially preferable sites within the cultural quarter.
Areas which are predominantly residential will be considered less appropriate locations for retail, food and drink, cultural, leisure, and entertainment uses.
Where suitable in line with Parts A and/or B, proposals involving new retail, food, drink, entertainment and/or cultural uses in the AAP area will be permitted where:
- they would not individually or cumulatively harm the vitality, viability, character, function or amenity of the area, in particular residential amenity or the primary office function;
- they would not result in a harmful concentration of night time economy uses, particularly premises licensed to sell alcohol; and
- the operation of the use does not impact affect use of the public realm by other users, particularly more vulnerable users.
Active frontages must be provided for proposals for culture, retail and leisure uses.
For more information please see the Bunhill and Clerkenwell area action plan