Policy information sourced from the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan - Development Management Plan

RET2: Town centre frontages

This policy applies to:

  • Town centre boundaries
  • Primary and secondary shopping areas defined on the policies map

In the borough’s town centres:

  • Within primary shopping frontages:
    • Proposals for non-A1 use will be supported provided A1 uses within the designated primary shopping frontage would remain:
      • above 70% in Reigate
      • above 65% in Banstead and Redhill
      • above 55% in Horley
    • Where a proposal would result in the proportion of A1 uses within the primary shopping frontage falling below the relevant threshold specified above, permission will only be granted where:
      • The proposal is for an A3 use in Horley or Redhill and would not bring about an overconcentration of such uses in the vicinity (defined as creating or further extending a continuous frontage of two or more non-A1 units).
    • In all other cases, where it can be demonstrated:
      • that reasonable attempts have been made for a minimum 6 month period without success to let the premises for A1 use (see marketing requirements in Annex 3); and
      • that the proposed use would make a positive contribution to the vitality, viability, balance of services and/or evening economy of the town centre.
  • Within secondary shopping frontages:
    • Proposals for non-A1 use will be supported provided A1 uses within the secondary shopping frontage would remain:
      • above 55% in Reigate
      • above 40% in Redhill
    • Where a proposal would result in the proportion of A1 secondary shopping frontage falling below the relevant threshold specified above, permission will only be granted where it can be demonstrated that the proposed use would make a positive contribution to the vitality, viability, balance of services and/or evening economy of the town centre.
    • Where a loss of A1 use is proposed, A2-A4 or D1-D2 uses that retain an active frontage will be considered more favourably than other uses.

For more information please see the Reigate & Banstead Development Management Plan