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Carlisle District Local Plan 2001 - 2016 Revised Redeposit draft4.12 In Mixed Commercial Areas no one land use predominates. Industry, offices, service trades,retail and residential uses are all present. Some of these areas contain small sites suitablefor development, or redundant or dated buildings suitable for redevelopment schemeswhich may provide opportunities for small businesses to become established, or expand.4.13 PPG 4: Industrial and Commercial Development and Small Firms states that positive policiesare needed to provide for the needs of small businesses. The City Council considers thatthe continued development and growth of new and small businesses in Carlisle and themajor settlements is an important part of the maintenance of a broad based local economy,providing a wide range of jobs and job opportunities. New and small businesses normallyrequire cheaper premises, often with flexible space which can be easily adapted for theirparticular needs. Demand for small industrial premises is relatively strong. The EnterpriseCentre on James Street has been running at high occupancy levels.4.14 There will be a presumption in favour of new industrial and commercial development andchanges of use in Mixed Commercial Areas and proposals for such development will beconsidered in relation to the criteria stated above. New retail development will only beconsidered within Mixed Commercial Areas if they are within 300m of the primary retailareas of the City Centre or Key Service Centre (in accordance with PPS6) and in accordancewith other policies of this Plan. It is the intention of Policy EC3 to safeguard the MixedCommercial Areas against inappropriate developments in terms of scale, nature of activity,effect on amenity of adjacent uses and traffic considerations.(New paragraph to clarify edge of centre)For retail purposes edge-of-centre, is a location that is well connected to and withineasy walking distance (ie. up to 300 metres) of the primary shopping area. For all othermain town centre uses, this is likely to be within 300 metres of a town centre boundary.In determining whether a site falls within the definition of edge-of-centre, account willbe taken of local circumstances. For example, local topography will affect pedestrians’perceptions of easy walking distance from the centre. Other considerations includebarriers, such as crossing major roads and car parks, the attractiveness and perceivedsafety of the route and the strength of attraction and size of the town centre. A site will notbe well connected to a centre where it is physically separated from it by a barrier such asa major road, railway line or river and there is no existing or proposed pedestrian routewhich provides safe and convenient access to the centre.POLICY EC3 Office DevelopmentWithin the Primary Office Area proposals for office development will be acceptableproviding that:1. the general scale and design of the development are compatible with thesurrounding area; and2. appropriate access and vehicle parking can be achieved.Add to Policy: Within the Primary Office Area where the building was originally constructedfor residential use, proposals for change of use back to residential use may beacceptable provided that residential amenity and the amenity of neighbouring users isnot compromised.EC350 September 2006
Carlisle District Local Plan 2001 - 2016 Revised Redeposit draftEC3Excluding existing permitted uses or allocations in this plan, proposals for officedevelopment outside the Primary Office Area will be expected to satisfy the sequentialtest as set out in PPS6 focussing on the City Centre of Carlisle.Mitigation: needs to identify that any office development needs to consider effects ontraffic movements within the city centre and opportunities for promoting sustainabletransport modes (See Policy CP15)4.15 This policy relates to uses in A2 (Financial and Professional Services) and B1 (Business) UseClasses of the 1987 Use Classes Order. The Primary Office Area includes the principalareas of offices in the City Centre, which is the most important office centre in the District.Containment of office uses in the Primary Office Area prevents the conversion of valuablehousing stock around the periphery of the City Centre to office use.Insert new paragraphSome offices within Carlisle’s central primary office area have already been converted fromolder housing stock. The use of these buildings may not cater fully for a modern officeenvironment. It may be feasible to convert some of these buildings back to residential use.New office development is being encouraged within the City Centre to provide a morevibrant office market and strengthen the local economy. Through Carlisle Renaissance,these will be focussed on the redevelopment of sites within and around the City CentrePOLICY EC4 Primary Retail AreaWithin the Primary Retail Area, proposals for the redevelopment, refurbishment oradaptation of existing shop premises will be permitted provided that:1. proposals within the City Centre Conservation Area are complementary to,enhance, or do not adversely affect the townscape of the area; and2. traffic generated by proposals within the City Centre Conservation Area can besatisfactorily accommodated on the surrounding road network; and3. elsewhere proposals will complement and reflect the surrounding townscape; and4. where appropriate, opportunities for residential use and environmentalimprovements are linked to the scheme; and5. satisfactory access for service vehicles can be provided, should the scale of theproposal require such provision.Mitigation: needs to identify that any office development needs to consider effects ontraffic movements within the city centre and opportunities for promoting sustainabletransport modes (See Policy CP15)4.16 It is important to maintain the vitality and viability of the City Centre as a sub-regionalshopping area, serving not only the District but also its larger catchment area. The PrimaryRetail Area contains all the important shopping streets and areas in the City Centre. All themajor stores are included together with the streets with continuous shopping frontages andsites where shopping development is acceptable in principle.Insert new paragraphFor retail purposes, edge-of-centre is a location that is well connected to and within easywalking distance (ie. up to 300 metres) of the primary shopping area. A site will not beSeptember 2006 51
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