HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...

MAJOR TOWN CENTRES:
Ruislip; Hayes Town; Yiewsley/West Drayton.
STRATEGIC CENTRE:
Uxbridge.
8.8 A new local centre has been built at Willow Tree Lane, Yeading, to meet the needs of the new
residential area's additional population. The Local Planning Authority will seek to control the scale and
location of further new retail development in accordance with the guidance in RPG3, the objectives set out
in paragraph 2.42, the material considerations set out in paragraph 8.4 and to fulfil the functions of the
different levels of the hierarchy. In assessing impact on traffic congestion (Chapter 14) and the
environment (policies in Chapters 3 to 5), the Local Planning Authority will have regard to changes in trip
lengths as well as to the volume of traffic likely to be generated by the development. Having regard to the
scale of the proposal and the location of the site in the hierarchy, it may ask developers submitting
proposals which are likely to affect the viability of existing centres or damage the pattern of local parades
and corner shops which provide essential local services, (including those in neighbouring authorities) to
assess the consequences in the light of PPG6 and PPG13.
S1 THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL ONLY PERMIT NEW RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS APPROPRIATE IN TYPE AND SCALE TO THE FUNCTION OF
ITS LOCATION WITHIN THE SHOPPING HIERARCHY SET OUT IN TABLE 8.1 AND
WHICH:-
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF RECENT AND
COMMITTED SHOPPING DEVELOPMENTS, IS NOT LIKELY TO HARM THE
VIABILITY, VITALITY OR ATTRACTIVENESS OF ANY TOWN OR LOCAL CENTRE
OR TO DAMAGE THE GENERAL PATTERN OF LOCAL SHOPS WHICH PROVIDE
ESSENTIAL LOCAL SERVICES;
WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY HARM THE AMENITY OF THE SURROUNDING
AREA;
IS INTEGRATED INTO THE TOWNSCAPE IN TERMS OF SITING, DESIGN,
LANDSCAPING AND ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS;
IS EITHER WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FOR THE MAJORITY OF POTENTIAL
CUSTOMERS OR IS (OR CAN BE MADE) ACCESSIBLE TO THEM BY PUBLIC
TRANSPORT;
HAS A LAYOUT AND DISPOSITION ON THE SITE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE
CUSTOMERS ARRIVING ON FOOT, BY CYCLE, OR BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT;
PROVIDES SATISFACTORY PEDESTRIAN, WHEELCHAIR, CYCLE AND OTHER
VEHICULAR ACCESS AND EGRESS;
PROVIDES CAR AND CYCLE PARKING TO THE LOCAL PLANNING
AUTHORITY'S ADOPTED STANDARDS AS SET OUT THE APPENDIX; AND
HAS NO HARMFUL EFFECT ON ROAD SAFETY AND DOES NOT WORSEN
TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR DISRUPT BUS OPERATIONS.
Retail Warehousing and Superstores
8.9 Although the Local Planning Authority expects retail development normally to be in town or local
centres, the nature or volume of the goods sold from some retail warehouses and superstores can make
them inappropriate in town centre shopping areas. They are often found on the fringes of town centres but
London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan