Policy information sourced from South Bucks District Local Plan

S2 - LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRES

The District Council will seek to sustain and enhance the vitality and viability of the Local Shopping Centres of:

  • Beaconsfield Old Town
  • Burnham
  • Farnham Common
  • Iver

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 the predominance of non-retail uses in the Local Shopping Centre; and
  • the proposal would not result in a concentration of non-retail uses within the Local Shopping Centre; and
  • the proposal would not involve the loss of an A1 retail frontage on a visually prominent site in the Local Shopping Centre; and
  • a shopfront appropriate to the shopping area would be maintained; and
  • the proposal would comply with all 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 within the Local Shopping Centre unless the proposal is appropriate to the Local Shopping Centre and would add to its vitality and attractiveness.

The Local Shopping Centres are shown on the proposals map.

For more information please see the Local Plan