Policy information sourced from Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
TLC2 - Swanley Town Centre
a) within Swanley Town Centre, residential, business, leisure, entertainment, arts, culture, tourism or community facility uses will be permitted where consistent with criteria b), and c):
- outside the Primary Retail Frontages, and
- on the upper floors of units within Swanley Primary Retail Frontages where there will be no adverse impact on the functioning of the ground floor use.
b) within the Swanley Primary Retail Frontage, at least 70% of the ground floor frontage will be maintained in A1 use. Where proposals would not lead to the percentage of A1 frontage falling below this level, A Class uses will be permitted where they would complement the predominant retail function and not lead to a dead town centre frontage during regular shopping hours. Proposals resulting in the change of use of existing nonA1 uses within the Primary Frontage to retail and other A class uses will be permitted where this would be complementary to the predominant retail function.
c) within the Swanley Secondary Retail Frontage, proposals for the use of ground floor premises for retail and other A Class uses will be permitted where they would not lead to a dead town centre frontage. Ground floor A Class uses will be maintained except where evidence is provided by the applicant to show that these uses are no longer financially viable units in these uses. In such circumstances, non-residential town centre uses at ground floor level would be permitted.
For more information please see the Allocations and Development Management Plan