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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Monitoring</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
4.80 In this 2006/07monitoring period, the losses from retail to other uses was predominantly<br />
through conversion to A3 and A5 uses (37%), and residential uses (34%), conversion to financial<br />
/ professional use (A2) (13%).<br />
Regional Indicator 5.10 - Between 1 April 2006 and the 31 March <strong>2007</strong> what was the<br />
number of vacant units and percentage of vacant floorspace in town centres and out of<br />
town centres?<br />
4.81 The vacant shop surveys are carried out during April of each year, and cover the town<br />
centres of <strong>Scarborough</strong>, Whitby and Filey. Owing to the dispersed nature of the district and the<br />
many villages, full surveys of all units within the <strong>Borough</strong> are not practical. The current monitoring<br />
system monitors the number of vacant units as a percentage of total units, not on a floor space<br />
basis.<br />
Town Centre<br />
No. of Retail<br />
Units in Town<br />
Centre<br />
No. of Vacant<br />
Retail Units<br />
in Town<br />
Centre<br />
2005/6<br />
%age of<br />
Vacant<br />
Retail Units<br />
in Town<br />
Centre<br />
No. of<br />
Vacant<br />
Retail Units<br />
in Town<br />
Centre<br />
2006/7<br />
%age of<br />
Vacant Retail<br />
Units in<br />
Town Centre<br />
4 Local Development Framework -<br />
Indicators<br />
43<br />
<strong>Scarborough</strong><br />
280<br />
20<br />
7.1<br />
27<br />
9.64<br />
Whitby<br />
137<br />
7<br />
5.1<br />
20<br />
14.59<br />
Filey<br />
66<br />
4<br />
6.1<br />
2<br />
3.03<br />
Table 4.28 Vacancy Rates in the <strong>Borough</strong>'s Main Town Centres<br />
4.82 The number of vacancies in <strong>Scarborough</strong> has risen modestly, however, Whitby has<br />
experienced an apparent acceleration in the number of vacant units. This will be examined later<br />
in the year to see if this is a temporary blip and not a trend. The retail study currently being<br />
undertaken may provide some answers as to Whitby's high vacancy rate at the present time.<br />
Local Indicator RET1: Loss of retail units to other uses<br />
2004/5<br />
2005/6<br />
2006/7<br />
Number of Units<br />
5<br />
16<br />
38<br />
Table 4.29 Loss of Retail Units to Other Uses<br />
4.83 In the period 2006/7 there has been a total of 38 retail units lost from retail to other uses,<br />
a substantial rise on the previous year. However, losses have occurred almost wholly in<br />
Secondary, Tertiary and non-designated streets.
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