Policy information sourced from South Bucks District Local Plan

S1 - DISTRICT SHOPPING CENTRES (BEACONSFIELD AND GERRARDS CROSS)

The District Council will seek to sustain and enhance the vitality and viability of the District Shopping Centres of Beaconsfield (New Town) and Gerrards Cross.

Proposals to change the use of an existing shop unit to any other use will only be permitted where:

  • the proposal would not result in a loss in the overall amount of frontage given over to A1 retail uses within the primary shopping frontages as defined on the proposals map centre insets;
  • the proposal would not result in a continuous frontage of more than 10 metres in non-A1 use within the primary shopping frontages; and
  • the proposal would not result in a predominance of non-retail uses within the secondary shopping frontages as defined on the proposals map centre insets; and
  • the proposal would not involve the loss of A1 retail frontage on a visually prominent site in the primary or secondary shopping frontages; and
  • a shop front appropriate to the shopping area would be maintained; and
  • the proposal would comply with all the other policies in this plan. Particular attention is drawn to policies TC1 (Development in Beaconsfield (New Town), Burnham and Gerrards Cross), EP3 (Use, Design and Layout of Development), TR5 (Accesses, Highway Works and Traffic Generation) and TR7 (Parking Provision).

The change of use of a unit within Part A of the Use Classes Order to any use outside Part A will not be permitted in the primary or secondary shopping frontages unless the proposal is appropriate to the District Shopping Centre and would add to its vitality and attractiveness.

For more information please see the Local Plan