Policy information sourced from Lewisham Core Strategy
6 Retail hierarchy and location of retail development
As shown through the Lewisham Spatial Strategy in Section 6, the borough’s retail hierarchy is shown in Table 7.1.
| Major town centres | District centres | Neighbourhood local centres | Out of centre | Parades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | Blackheath | Brockley Cross | Bell Green | There are over 80 parades |
| Catford | Deptford | Crofton Park | Ravensbourne Retail Park, Bromley Road | |
| Downham | Downham Way | |||
| Forest Hill | Grove Park | |||
| Lee Green | Lewisham Way | |||
| New Cross and New Cross Gate | ||||
| Sydenham |
The Council will:
- expect major retail development, leisure and related town centre uses, including arts, cultural and entertainment facilities, to be located within the major and district centres; such uses located outside these areas will be assessed against the Sequential Test as prescribed in PPS4
- designate primary and secondary frontages within the Major and District town centres to ensure essential services are maintained and contribute to their vitality and viability; secondary frontages will help provide for the uses appropriate to the night time economy
- protect local shopping facilities from change of use or redevelopment where there is an economic demand for such services; in the neighbourhood local centres and parades, change of use and contraction of the shopping facilities will be considered if evidence is established that there is no economic prospect of such uses continuing
- support the retail hierarchy through farmers’ and street markets within the town centres, local centres and parades.
For more information please see the Core Strategy