tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post1977830512911618316..comments2022-12-13T14:45:12.233+00:00Comments on Martin Goodall's Planning Law Blog: And now – A1 to C3?Martin H Goodallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07079479984296674469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-12980663623592657602013-08-08T18:07:10.358+01:002013-08-08T18:07:10.358+01:00[I think JNH may have intended to post this commen...[I think JNH may have intended to post this comment on my more recent piece (dated 7 August) – “Change of use from shops to residential”, but it does, of course, deal with the same topic.]<br /><br />This does mean of course, that even primary retail frontage will (at least in principle) be up for grabs. On the other hand, a planning consultant with whom I was chatting about this pointed out that some development plans are completely unrealistic in what they designate as primary retail frontage, by including premises that could never by any stretch of the imagination be let to the sort of tenants who would be looking for prime retail accommodation. <br /><br />The abandonment of any attempt to prescribe the type of retail premises to which the new permitted development right would apply may be a recognition of this, coupled with a tacit admission that (notwithstanding the ministrations of Mary Portas), many town centre shopping areas are a lost cause, and are beyond hope of resuscitation.<br />Martin H Goodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079479984296674469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-19026292962115859362013-08-08T16:31:59.245+01:002013-08-08T16:31:59.245+01:00Further to my comment above I note that paragraph ...Further to my comment above I note that paragraph 24 of the recent consultation document "Greater Flexibilities for Change of Use" shares my opinion that "There is no precise and consistent term that could be used to frame a national permitted development right around a particular type of retail unit or site (e.g. that with a secondary frontage." So on this point at least I have been vindicated - there is a first time for everything!JNHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965008889368761355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-61166511744218864872013-07-22T12:09:08.109+01:002013-07-22T12:09:08.109+01:00Primary and secondary retail frontages in town cen...Primary and secondary retail frontages in town centres are always defined in the Development Plan in each LPA area. It is a formal designation that is clearly marked on the Proposals Map.<br /><br />I imagine ministers would try to avoid small shops in rural villages becoming targets for conversion. The legislation on assets of community value might well be exploited to prevent undesirable loss of village shops. We shall see how this is likely to work in practice when the consultation paper is published.<br /><br />However, I don’t envisage any difficulty in defining the types of premises to which the new right to change from A1 to C3 will apply, if the government does in fact go ahead with this proposal.<br />Martin H Goodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079479984296674469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-57049972129442510742013-07-22T11:34:43.962+01:002013-07-22T11:34:43.962+01:00A couple of points:
How on earth do you define pr...A couple of points:<br /><br />How on earth do you define primary retail frontage in legislation?<br /><br />I would imagine that the most desirable targets for conversion will be small shops in rural villages. How does this square with the government's register of community assets legislation?JNHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965008889368761355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-89506346201763582062013-07-19T10:18:26.641+01:002013-07-19T10:18:26.641+01:00As Nigel Dawes points out, the proposed amendment ...As Nigel Dawes points out, the proposed amendment will no doubt exclude at least primary retail frontage. I am not sure yet about secondary frontage; we shall have to see what the consultation paper says.<br /><br />As Nigel also reminds us, there is now (since the end of May) a permitted development right under Part 4 of the Second Schedule to the GPDO, that allows a temporary change of use of (among other things) shops within Use Class A1 to a flexible use falling within Class A1 (shops), Class A2 (financial and professional services), Class A3 (restaurants and cafes) or Class B1 (business) for a single continuous period of up to two years. For more details, see the item I posted on Sunday, 9 June 2013 [“<i>Yet more GPDO amendments</i>”]<br />Martin H Goodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079479984296674469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170718846507476773.post-17570252841570517452013-07-18T20:01:00.378+01:002013-07-18T20:01:00.378+01:00This amendment will surely exclude traditional hei...This amendment will surely exclude traditional height street frontage. But I gather these shops currently can turn into office for a temp two year period.<br />This forthcoming amendment does Internet me as I have small shop surrounded by train station and warehouses and houses on otherwise of road. No other shops in sight. So not your traditional high street frontage. So I am hoping this comes through so I can build a family home on site. Before my planning required some sort of business on site if I wanted to include residential.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001219829180420054noreply@blogger.com