Policy information sourced from the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 5
K1: NEW AND ENHANCED SHOPPING FACILITIES
The Council will:
- Work with private sector land and property owners to provide 50,000m2 gross additional retail fl oorspace for comparison goods by 2016, subject to the provision of necessary transport infrastructure as specified elsewhere in this Plan, through the promotion of new retail development on Proposal Sites P1, P2 and P3 to enhance and extend the Primary Shopping Area, improve vitality and viability and meet the needs of retailers and catchment area shoppers to maintain Kingston’s retail role and status as a metropolitan centre and sub-regional shopping centre
- Seek to maintain the existing level of convenience goods fl oorspace
- Maintain and enhance the character of shopping streets
- Retain a mix of shop sizes within the Primary Shopping Area and require a mix of shop sizes within signifi cant new retail development
- Grant planning permission for:
- Landmark new retail facilities, as part of mixed use development on Proposal Sites P1, P2 and P3, provided that they complement existing facilities and are fully integrated and well connected to them, so as to improve the retail circuit for shoppers
- Improvements and extensions to existing shops and shopping centres, provided that they achieve a high standard of design and relate well to their surroundings
- Keep under review the need and capacity for additional retail facilities
For more information please see the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 5