SC 4 - Large Scale Retail or Commercial Leisure Development

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SC 4 - LARGE SCALE RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL LEISURE DEVELOPMENT

AIM

To promote suitable opportunities for development, to address shortfall in provision, and set out the criteria for the assessment of large scale retail and commercial leisure developments.

POLICY

The recognised opportunities for retail development, contained in part 1 of Schedule SC(ii), accord with the retail and leisure policies of this Plan.  Proposals with a current planning permission, identified at part 2 of Schedule SC(ii), also accord with the Plan (subject to an extant planning permission being maintained for the proposal).

Any application for a retail or commercial leisure development of over 1,000 sqm (gross) convenience retail floorspace and over 2,000 sqm (gross) comparison retail floor space, not included in part 1 of Schedule SC(ii), or on a site with a current planning permission at part 2 of Schedule SC(ii), should be accompanied by supporting information to allow the Council to determine whether the proposal is acceptable with respect to the criteria set out below:

• Accordance with Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 8: Town Centres and Retailing and SPP 17 – Planning for Transport, policies SC 1: The City’s Network of Centres, SC 2: Policy Objectives for Tier 1 and 2 Town Centres, SC 3: The Sequential Approach for Retail and Commercial Leisure Developments, TRANS 2: Development Locational Requirements and any relevant supplementary development guidance under policy SC 5: Town Centre Action Plans, Local Development Strategies and Masterplans.
• Where the proposed development is not located within a town centre and is not consistent with the development plan, that there would be no unacceptable individual or cumulative impact on the vitality and viability of the network of centres (see policy SC 1).
• Where large scale retail or commercial leisure proposals do not accord with the Identified Development Opportunities in Schedule SC(ii), they will be assessed against other relevant plan policies and in terms of the criteria within paragraphs 38 and 39 of SPP8.
• Good existing or potential access by the appropriate catchment population (including disabled persons).  This should be by a variety of means of transport (including public transport, cycle and foot), in accordance with the principles set out in SPP 17 and the relevant transport policies of the Plan, including TRANS 5: Providing for Pedestrians and Cycling in New Developments.  (When improvements require to be the subject of developer contributions they shall be governed by appropriate conditions and/or binding agreements, and should be put in place prior to the development becoming operational).
• Existing physical infrastructure should be capable of supporting the development or, failing this, capable of being improved to the necessary standards. (When improvements require to be the subject of developer contributions they shall be governed by appropriate conditions and/or binding agreements, and be put in place prior to the development becoming operational - see policy TRANS 8: Developer Contributions - Transport Infrastructure).
• No loss of amenity to nearby residents and no adverse environmental impacts (unless mitigated to the satisfaction of the Council).
• The proposal does not conflict with other significant objectives of the development plan or community planning strategy.

Failure to provide adequate supporting information will be considered contrary to this policy.

For proposals to form a new local shopping parade of up to 1,500 sqm gross, refer to policy SC 7: Protection and Promotion of Local Shopping Centres and Local Shops.

SCHEDULE SC(ii) Part 1 – IDENTIFIED DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

SCHEDULE SC(ii) Part 2 – DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH PLANNING PERMISSION

Note: The terms ‘restricted’ and ‘unrestricted’ in relation to retail warehousing proposals refer to whether such developments are, or are not, restricted to the sale of what are commonly referred to as bulky household goods.

DEFINITION

OUT-OF-CENTRE: A site outwith and not adjoining a Town Centre, but within the urban area (Source: The Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan)

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

This policy supports the Plan’s development strategy to protect and enhance the vitality and viability of Town Centres by setting out the criteria for the assessment of large scale retail and commercial leisure developments and identifying suitable opportunities for development which address shortfalls in provision (see Part 2, RETAIL AND OTHER TOWN CENTRE USES, Retail and Commercial Leisure Developments, paragraphs 6.79-6.86).

SPP 8 – Town Centres and Retailing requires local planning authorities to promote suitable opportunities for retail development to address any additional expenditure created within a defined catchment.  It also requires authorities to consider whether a qualitative shortfall in provision requires to be addressed.  Structure Plan Technical Note TR7/06: Retail Capacity has identified no specific requirement for significant additional convenience or comparison floorspace within Glasgow to meet a quantitative shortfall, except within the City Centre.  This reflects the considerable comparison floorspace that has come forward in recent years or is in the pipeline to be developed.

Future significant proposals over 1,000 sqm (gross) convenience retail floorspace and over 2,000 sqm (gross) comparison retail floor space, therefore, beyond those identified in Schedule SC(ii), should be assessed:

1.       against the other retail policies of the Plan; and

2.       where appropriate, within the context of the Strategic Development Plan Review process.

Where a qualitative/quantitative uplift is promoted as part of a Local Development Strategy, Town Centre Action Plan or Masterplan approved by the Council in accordance with policy SC 5, this will be supported as being in accordance with the retail policy objectives of the Plan to facilitate improvements on a planned basis in response to community needs and having regard to the wider regeneration objectives for an area. This approach will also provide an opportunity to respond to local regeneration and community aspirations.

Where any planning permission listed in Part 2 of Schedule SC(ii) falls due for renewal, the application will be considered on the basis of relevant Plan policies, in particular, policies SC 1, SC 2, SC 3 and SC 4: Large Scale Retail and Commercial Leisure Development.