Retail Capacity Assessment and Site Allocation Study

The Retail Capacity Assessment reviews the existing retail provision in the borough. It assesses the retail need and capacity for additional convenience and comparison retail floorspace in the Borough to 2016. The study undertakes a sequential approach of all the town and district centres and examines potential sites that may be capable of accommodating additional retail floorspace in accordance with Planning Policy Guidance 6: Town Centres and Retail Development (PPG6) and Draft Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6).

The Bell Green Retail Capacity Assessment was produced by consultants on behalf of the London Borough of Lewisham for the Former Gas Works Site appeal. The information in this document also serves as an update to the Retail Capacity Assessment and Site Allocation Study and is in conformity with Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6).