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Carlisle District Local Plan 2001 - 2016 Revised Redeposit draft4.27 In the event of stores ceasing to trade, proposals for alternative uses will be judged againstother policies of the Plan and adjacent uses.POLICY EC6 Primary Shopping FrontagesWithin the City Centre Shopping Area, Primary Shopping Frontages are defined onthe Proposals Map. Proposals other than for A1 retail use within these frontages willbe restricted to no more than 25% of the frontage and no more than 2 continuousfrontages in order to retain vitality and viability of the City Centre Shopping Area.In the City Centre Shopping Area, (other than the primary shopping frontages), usesin Business Use (B1) and Financial and Professional Services (A2) Use Classes will beacceptable provided that:1. the scale and design of the development is compatible with the surrounding area;and2. the proposal does not adversely affect the amenity of adjacent properties.4.28 In the main shopping areas of the City Centre, A1 retail uses dominate the ground floorof the core area. It is important to retain the vitality and viability of the City Centre byensuring A1 uses continue to dominate. Offices are a significant secondary land use. Officeaccommodation in the City Centre is normally small in scale and contributes to the rangeof office accommodation available. This policy provides for the establishment and extensionof office uses within these areas, at both street frontage and upper floor levels subject to thecriteria stated. In particular, the City Council will wish to ensure that proposals for uses inthe Business Use Class are appropriate to shopping frontages and that a satisfactory streetfrontage is maintained.POLICY EC7 Neighbourhood FacilitiesProposals for neighbourhood supermarkets and other shopping proposals within oradjacent to the district centres, identified on the Proposals Map, will be acceptableproviding that:1. it is well related to existing local shopping provision; and2. it does not adversely affect the amenity of any adjacent residential areas; and3. appropriate access, parking and security arrangements can be achieved; and4. appropriate landscaping is an integral part of the scheme.5. it does not affect the viability or vitality of the district centreIn order to minimise the impact on nearby centres conditions may be imposed to restrictthe sale of non-food goods in such stores and limit the size of stores to reflect the scaleof the district centre.Could be strengthened by identifying need for neighbourhood facilities to be accessibleby safe cycle/pedestrian routes. (See Policy CP15)4.29 Neighbourhood supermarkets can provide a useful service for local people, providingopportunities for those without cars to benefit from discounted food stores and being closeto residential areas, help to reduce demand to travel by private car.4.30 Recent inquiries and applications have been on a variety of sites or buildings within existingresidential and industrial areas, often unrelated to existing local shopping provision. It is54 September 2006
Carlisle District Local Plan 2001 - 2016 Revised Redeposit draftdesirable that such sites remain in their current or identified use as they provide useful innerCity locations for both new housing and employment, helping to reduce both the demandfor peripheral sites and the need to travel.4.31 This policy guides future development to suitable locations within, or adjacent to the largerneighbourhood centres in Carlisle and is consistent with advice in both PPS 6: Planning forTown Centres, paragraph 2.58 and PPG 13: Transport, paragraph 35 which encouragelocal convenience shopping to be within existing local centres. The scale of neighbourhoodstores is to be in the region of no more than 1500 square metres.Insert new paragraphRetail capacity will be taken into account when considering any proposals forneighbourhood stores. The Council will refer to its retail capacity studies in order to assesswhether there is a quantitative need for the proposal as well as considering the qualitativerequirements in relation to the location of any proposals.POLICY EC8 ShopfrontsWell designed and appropriate shopfronts whether original or reproduction should beretained wherever practicable and if necessary restored when the opportunity arises.New shopfronts should relate in scale, proportions, materials and decorative treatmentto the relevant facade of the building and where appropriate, to adjacent buildingsand/or shopfronts.Within a conservation area changes to shop fronts and new shop fronts will onlybe accepted if the design has no unacceptable impact on the area’s character andappearance. Specifically such proposals will:1. retain or restore any original or period features; and2. relate well in scale, height, proportions, materials and detailing to other parts ofthe building adjoining shop fronts and to the street scene generally; and3. not involve a single shop front spanning two or more frontages; and,4. not involve the use of inappropriate modern shop front features such as plasticcanopies, large plate glass display windows or roller shutters.4.32 There are a number of fine shopfronts in the Plan area, particularly in the City Centre,Botchergate, Brampton, Longtown and Dalston. Special care is needed when dealing withproposals which might detract from the character of the building. The traditional features ofsuch shopfronts should be retained whenever alterations are being carried out.4.33 Proposals which introduce inappropriate standardised corporate styles, inappropriatemodern materials or which involve the linking of two or more buildings with a commonfascia will be resisted.4.34 Supplementary Planning Guidance on this matter has been produced by the City Council inorder to promote improvements in shopfronts and associated advertisements.September 2006 55
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