Policy information sourced from the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy
DM 19 Protecting Existing Retail Uses
The Council will:
- retain shopping frontages in the District Centres (as designated on the LDF Proposals Map) predominantly for retail use, so that they continue to provide locally accessible goods and services and employment opportunities of a suitable scale for the size of the centre and or catchment area. Applications for change of use that would threaten the predominance of A1 uses will be resisted.
- support local shops and resist their loss (particularly convenience shops) in Local Centres and outside designated centres
For more information please see the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy