Policy information sourced from the Mayfair Neighbourhood Plan

MR1: Retail Encouragement and Direction

MR1.1:

Within Mayfair Shopping Frontages:

  • A1 Small Scale Retail development appropriate to the character (in terms of its scale and type) of this frontage is encouraged.
  • The loss of A1 retail units will be resisted, except where:
    • It can be demonstrated that the unit is no longer viable, as demonstrated by at least 12 months’ vacancy despite reasonable attempts to let.
    • It can be demonstrated that re-provision is to be made within the same or a nearby Mayfair Shopping Frontage.
    • The proposed use is for either a different A1 use or an A3 cafe or A3 restaurant use or a mix of those uses and is considered appropriate in terms of scale, character, location, impact on residential amenity and highways, and supports the main shopping function of the Mayfair Shopping Frontage.

MR1.2:

The loss of A1 Local Convenience Retail will be resisted exept where:

  • It can be demonstrated that the unit is no longer viable, as demonstrated by at least 12 months’, vacancy despite reasonable attempts to let.
  • It can be demonstrated that re-provision is to be made within a suitable nearby location in accordance with MR1.4.
  • Where the proposal would not be detrimental to the character and function of the immediate vicinity.

MR1.3:

The amalgamation of existing retail units into large sized units within Mayfair Shopping Frontage will be resisted where possible.

MR1.4:

Proposals for a change of use from A1 or A2 uses to A3, A4 or A5 uses must not cause, or intensify an existing over-concentration of A3 and entertainment uses within a street or area.

MR1.5:

Stand-alone Local Convenience Retail is encouraged across Mayfair, provided that such a use would not:

  • Be to the detriment of the street or immediate vicinity.
  • Be harmful to the character of the vicinity.
  • Have a harmful impact upon any adjacent residential amenity.

MR1.6 

Stand-alone retail ‘huts’ such as exist in the side streets along Oxford Street are not supported and opportunities to remove or relocate them should be taken.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan