Policy information sourced from the Surrey Heath Core Strategy
DM12 District and Local Centres and Neighbourhood Parades
The Borough Council will encourage development that offers environmental improvements and which supports and enhances the viability, vitality and retail function of District and Local centres and Neighbourhood Parades as identified on the Proposals Map.
Development should:
- Be appropriate in size and scale, taking into account the hierarchy of retail centres as set out in Core Policy CP9; and
- Unless exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated, development at ground floor level should not lead to an over proliferation of non-retail uses comprising Class A2, A3, A4 or A5 uses such that less than 50% of the total shopping area and less than 75% of a primary shopping area contains non-retail uses.
Non A Class uses will not normally be permitted at ground floor level, although development for community uses and sui generis uses with a strong retail element will be permitted provided that such uses meet criteria (i) and (ii) above.
Development at first floor level or above within District and Local Centres and neighbourhood parades should in the first instance consider residential accommodation. Where it has been demonstrated that environmental or amenity impacts prevent residential use, community or B1a office uses may be acceptable at first floor level or above.
The Borough Council will consider alterations to District and Local Centre and Neighbourhood Parade boundaries, changes to primary and secondary frontages and allocation of sites in a Site Allocations DPD.
Policy information sourced from the Surrey Heath Core Strategy