Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan
51 Shopping and Service Uses, Overall Strategy
The Council’s overall strategy towards shopping and service uses is based on the following points:
- Existing Centres. The Council will seek to maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of existing centres. Limited additional shopping development may be permitted where consistent with Policies 52-55. This includes the possibility of a department store in St. Albans City Centre (see Policy 52). The scale and nature of shopping proposals shall not detract from the character of conservation areas and will reflect the following hierarchy:
- Minor Sub-Regional Centre St. Albans City Centre
- Minor District Centre Harpenden Town Centre
- Neighbourhood Centres
- NC.1 Southdown (Harpenden)
- NC.2 Redbourn
- NC.3 Wheathampstead
- NC.4 Verulam Estate (St. Albans)
- NC.5 Fleetville (St. Albans)
- NC.6 The Quadrant, Marshalswick (St. Albans)
- NC.7 London Colney
- Local shopping facilities (including local centres and village shops) see Policy 55;
- Service uses will be permitted in existing centres as long as proposals do not detract from the shopping role of these centres (see Policy 57);
- Major retail development outside existing town centres, Policy 58 proposes retail warehousing on the gas works site and a supermarket in Hatfield Road, St. Albans and states that out-of-town shopping may be permitted at Barnet Road, London Colney. Any other schemes will he permitted only if the criteria in Policy 58 are complied with.
For more information please see the Local Plan