Policy information sourced from the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 5
K4: EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE TOWN CENTRE
The Council will promote the town centre as an office and business centre and improve the quality and range of office and business accommodation by encouraging and supporting:
- development proposals that incorporate high specifi cation B1 office space, in a range of unit sizes, especially in the vicinity of Kingston Station (Proposal Site P10);
- the redevelopment and improvement of the existing office stock;
- the provision of workshop, studio, exhibition space and offices suited to the needs of the ‘creative industries’ sector.
Development proposals resulting in a net loss of B1 office floorspace will only be acceptable if office floorspace is re-provided as part of mixed-use development of the site, or the loss of the office floorspace is outweighed by the achievement of other AAP objectives through the proposed development. The Council will achieve these policy aims through promoting the development of the Proposal Sites identified in Part C of this Plan, and through the consideration of planning applications for the development of these and other sites in the town centre. The Council will play an active role with partner organisations to increase the number of jobs and maintain a wide range of employment opportunities and to identify and address skill and training needs for town centre businesses.
For more information please see the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 5