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Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Intr Introd

• duc

uction tion

• Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
• Nathaniel Lichfield &

Partners

• Gillian Jones,

Associate Director

• Today’s presentation

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Pub Publi lic c Per Perce cept ptions ions – Which Which is is righ right? t?

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Why Why is is Ret Retail ail Impor Importa tant nt?

• Major Employer
• 10% people are employed

in the retail sector

• Created 16% of all new jobs

in the last 20 years

• 43% of working age people

have worked in the sector at some time in their life

• Good basis for other jobs
• Full and part-time
• pportunities

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Why is Retail Important? cont…

• Generates Wealth
• Retail Sector generates 5% of the UK’s GDP
• Accounts for over 65% of Pension Fund Property Assets

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Why is Retail Important? cont…

• Catalyst for economic development and regeneration
• Although more difficult in current times

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Plann Planning ing Policy: Policy: Wales Wales

• Chapter 10, Planning Policy Wales

(Edition 5)

• Need
• Sequential Approach
• Impact
• Accessibility and improvements to

travel

• Technical Advice Note (TAN) 4
• PPW Chapter 7 Economic

Development

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Nee Need

• Quantitative and Qualitative
• Function of available

expenditure and floorspace

• Expenditure growth
• Internet sales
• Discount Vs ‘Top 5 retailers’

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Seq Seque uent ntial ial App Appro roac ach

• Town Centres first
• Edge of centre
• Out of Centre
• Suitable and available
• Demonstrate flexibility and

realism

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Impac Impact

• Vitality and viability
• Vacancies
• Rents and yields
• Range of uses
• Pedestrian flows
• Accessibility, car parking
• Trade diversion

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Plann Planning ing Con Condition ditions s an and s.10 d s.106

• Range or type of goods
• Net floorspace
• Mezzanines
• Concessions
• Ensuring delivery of

mixed use schemes

• CIL

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

A New A New Sto Store re Pro Propo posa sal l – Black Blackwoo wood

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Dev Develop eloping ing th the Ret e Retail ail Cas Case

• Define a catchment area

and commission household survey

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Dev Develop eloping ing th the Ret e Retail ail Cas Case e co cont nt

• Analyse survey

results

• Consider need

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Dev Develop eloping ing th the Ret e Retail ail Cas Case e - Impact Impact

• Assess current performance
• Make allowance for trade

draw to commitments (cumulative impacts)

• Consider trade draw of

proposed store

• Apportion impacts

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

De Deve velop loping ing th the Re e Reta tail il Ca Case se - Se Sequ quen entia tial l App Appro roac ach

• Flexibility – scale and format
• Area of search – which

centres ?

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

So what happened……?

• Application refused
• Appeal Dismissed
• ‘Black day for Blackwood' as

store rejected

• Change in circumstances

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

…..

• Success!

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective

Ret Retail ail Plann Planning ing - Con Conclus clusions ions

• Policy tests – room for interpretation
• Other factors taken into consideration
• Recognition of regeneration benefits
• Need to be forward thinking – danger of nostalgia!

Supermarket Developments – a Planning Perspective