When you say local centre do you mean an indoor shopping centre or as they built in the 60s a group of shops? First thing to check either way is if there is a restriction ie hours of access Secondly do you pay a maintenance fee for the centre does this have any restrictions on use From a planning point of view check the local development plan and any article 4 restrictions protecting this as an area designated for retail. The article 4 will expire 31st August 2022 unless renewed Assuming you've checked flood zones Conservation areas etc and you can meet fire compliance for entrance and exit and fire fighters can attend then there is no obvious reason why you can't I would add just because you can doesn't mean you should. Run your logic and business tests Ie how saleable will the flat be? Would it rent easily and how much for? Is the money I spend making the flat going to give me a return? Comprehensive answer I hope giving lots to research and consider Think Linda and I will record this as a video stay tuned
@@PropertyWithAndrew Good morning and thanks for the quick reply. Sorry I should have explained better my property is not in a indoor shopping centre it is in a small parade of external shops, on a busy main road. I am a newbie when it comes to planning terms. I searched my property on my local planning website and I found that under constraint types it lists me as being in a District and Local Centres. Some years ago, I carried out some amateurish research to find out what this meant, and as I understood it, my property is in a protective shopping area and for that reason cannot be turned into residential unless I can proof that the property as a business is not viable anymore. And one way of do this is by advertising it for rent and showing there are no takers. I wondered if any planning changes had taken place, that changes that? Thanks again
@@jimbow2310 thanks for the update and clarification Sounds like an article 4 a removal of your planning rights in the past unless it is a specific condition following a planning application This will most likely expire 31st August 2022. The council will have to prove that this parade must be retained Post covid this will be challenging as retail has changed so much From what you have shared next year you will most likely be able to develop
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Hi I have a shop that has a constraint of being in a local centre, can I now convert to residential?
When you say local centre do you mean an indoor shopping centre or as they built in the 60s a group of shops?
First thing to check either way is if there is a restriction ie hours of access
Secondly do you pay a maintenance fee for the centre does this have any restrictions on use
From a planning point of view check the local development plan and any article 4 restrictions protecting this as an area designated for retail. The article 4 will expire 31st August 2022 unless renewed
Assuming you've checked flood zones Conservation areas etc and you can meet fire compliance for entrance and exit and fire fighters can attend then there is no obvious reason why you can't
I would add just because you can doesn't mean you should. Run your logic and business tests Ie how saleable will the flat be? Would it rent easily and how much for? Is the money I spend making the flat going to give me a return?
Comprehensive answer I hope giving lots to research and consider
Think Linda and I will record this as a video stay tuned
@@PropertyWithAndrew Good morning and thanks for the quick reply.
Sorry I should have explained better my property is not in a indoor shopping centre it is in a small parade of external shops, on a busy main road.
I am a newbie when it comes to planning terms.
I searched my property on my local planning website and I found that under constraint types it lists me as being in a District and Local Centres. Some years ago, I carried out some amateurish research to find out what this meant, and as I understood it, my property is in a protective shopping area and for that reason cannot be turned into residential unless I can proof that the property as a business is not viable anymore. And one way of do this is by advertising it for rent and showing there are no takers.
I wondered if any planning changes had taken place, that changes that?
Thanks again
@@jimbow2310 thanks for the update and clarification
Sounds like an article 4 a removal of your planning rights in the past unless it is a specific condition following a planning application
This will most likely expire 31st August 2022. The council will have to prove that this parade must be retained
Post covid this will be challenging as retail has changed so much
From what you have shared next year you will most likely be able to develop
@@PropertyWithAndrew Hello thanks again for the reply. And congrats on a great site. I will look out for these future changes
@@jimbow2310 thank you for your kind feedback