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Local Centre 32: Pimlico Local Centre 32: Pimlico Shopping Area Health Check Survey August 2002 £20 INTRODUCTION Purpose of the Study i) The Government advises local authorities to base their development plans and policies on assessments of their retail centres, as set out in guidance contained within Planning Policy Guidance Note 6 (PPG6 revised) June 1996. Local authorities are advised to monitor the health of their shopping centres and to regularly collect information on key indicators. Westminster carried out health checks in 1997. A list of indicators is set out in Figure 1 (PPG6, paragraph 2.7). ii) The City of Westminster is in the process of reviewing the Westminster Unitary Development Plan Adopted 1997 (UDP). As part of this review, the Council has commissioned a study of retail centres in Westminster that includes the production of new, or updates of previous, health check surveys of shopping areas in the City. This report sets out the findings of a health check survey of Pimlico. Health Checks in Westminster iii) The City of Westminster is divided into two zones in terms of retail policy, the Central Activities Zone (CAZ) and CAZ Frontages; and areas outside the CAZ. The CAZ contains the two international centres in London; the West End and Knightsbridge; other shopping areas such as Victoria Street, as well as numerous small parades and individual shops. Outside the CAZ there are 7 District Centres and 39 Local Centres designated in the Revised (Second) Deposit UDP. For the purposes of this study the CAZ has been divided into 17 shopping areas (4 primary areas1 and 13 other areas in the CAZ). Each of these 17 shopping areas have been subject to an individual health check. Two CAZ Frontages, Edgware Road and Baker Street have also been subject to health checks. All the 7 District and 39 Local Centres have been the subject of health checks in 2002. iv) In 1997, 46 health checks of centres were undertaken throughout Westminster. In 2000, 4 of these health check surveys were updated and 2 health checks for new centres were also undertaken. This 2002 study updates previous health check surveys carried out in 1997 and provides health checks for 17 centres not previously surveyed. Methodology v) The Council has considered the indicators of vitality and viability recommended in PPG6. It is evident that a large number of shopping areas in Westminster do not function as town centres in the way suggested by PPG6. For example, accessibility by public transport is considered to be excellent for all the larger shopping areas, and Local Centres are accessible for people to walk to. Few customers need to drive to 1 The 4 primary areas consist of the 4 designated Primary Frontages; Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street, and Knightsbridge/Brompton Road, plus adjacent streets or street blocks in retail use. 1 centres in Westminster, and the availability of car parking is not an important issue. The night-time activity in many areas in Westminster is also much greater than an average shopping centre. The indicators recommended in PPG6 have therefore been adapted for the Westminster situation. The information collated and analysed in the health checks surveys in Westminster is described below. Total floorspace vi) The total retail floorspace (source: GIS mapping of landuse surveys undertaken in 2002 and/or Experian Goad data 2001) in each centre has been analysed and broken down into use classes/key categories e.g. A1, A2, A3, SG and vacant shop units. The 4 primary shopping areas’ floorspace figures include floorspace at basement, ground and upper floors. In all other centres only ground floor floorspace has been calculated. The only other exception being Queensway/Westbourne Grove District Centre, which includes retail floorspace in the upper floors of Whiteleys. The floorspace figures exclude B1 office and residential space. The definitions of A1 comparison and A1 convenience are set out in Appendix 1. Diversity of uses vii) The diversity of use in each centre has been analysed, based on the categories used by the Greater London Authority. An analysis of the total number of retail shops or properties in service (A2 and A3) or other uses, such as hotels, health facilities has been undertaken, based on street surveys undertaken in May 2002 for District and Local Centres, and on Experian Goad plans undertaken in September 2001 for the shopping areas in the CAZ. This section also contains a comparison with land use data from the 1997 (and 2000) health checks. The amount of floorspace in different retail uses (source: GIS mapping of land use surveys undertaken in 2002 and/or Experian Goad data 2001) has also been analysed. viii) Comparison retail uses have been broken down further for more detailed analysis, i.e., department/principal stores (including variety stores); international retailers; national retailers, specialist independents, and independents. The different types of A3 uses and the number of A1 café type uses has also been recorded. ix) The number of uses relates only to ground floor units, except in the four primary shopping areas, where multi-let properties on basement, ground and upper floors have been recorded as separate uses; and Queensway/Westbourne Grove District Centre which includes retail uses on the upper floors of Whiteleys. Range of A1 Uses x) The number of national non-food retail multiples present in a centre has been identified, based on the Retail Directory of the UK 2002 (Hemming Information Services), which lists national retail multiples. The analysis of diversity of comparison uses also includes an assessment of international retailers. Therefore, where appropriate, we have highlighted the presence of any international retailers in a centre. For example, Gianni Versace’s flagship store in Old Bond Street is one of a number of such stores that the company operates internationally and is a major attraction in its own right. In this section the types and quality of shops are assessed. 2 Proportion of vacant street level property xi) The information is based on data collated from street surveys (May 2002) outside the CAZ and provided by Experian GOAD within the CAZ. Vacancy rates are compared with other centres in Westminster, as well as the Westminster average. Zone A Retail Rents xii) Zone A rental information for ground floor A1, A2 and A3 premises in 2002 has been collected, where available, by retail letting agents, Chesterton, and compared with data collected for the 1997 health checks. Pedestrian flow xiii) Pedestrian Market Research Services Ltd. (PMRS) were commissioned to undertake pedestrian flow count surveys in CAZ areas, CAZ Frontages and District Centres. With the exception of Strutton Ground, Harrow Road East and Harrow Road/Bourne Terrace, no pedestrian counts were taken for Local Centres. xiv) The standard methodology used by PMRS to estimate total weekly flows comprises surveys on a Friday and Saturday. The results are then grossed up by a factor of 2.353 to allow for the days that were not enumerated (Monday-Thursday2). The use of a standard methodology has enabled comparison over time, as well as with other centres. State of centre’s attractions and environmental quality xv) Attitudinal tables reflecting the attractions and amenity of each centre have been completed, based on the findings of on-street surveys by field-workers visiting each centre. In the 1997 health checks, the attractions scores were weighted to reflect the type of centre i.e. CAZ, District Centres and Local Centres. No weighting was used in the 2002 surveys and therefore the assessments are not directly comparable. Night- time amenity surveys were also undertaken for areas in CAZ, CAZ frontages and District Centres. These were taken between the hour of 11 pm to 12 midnight. It should be noted that these surveys represent a snapshot of the situation at the time of the site visit. Night-time amenity surveys were not undertaken in 1997. The 2002 health checks rate centres against the average for all centres. Relative performance of centre xvi) Graphs compare the individual centre in terms of a number of variables, with the mean for each of those variables for CAZ/non-CAZ where relevant, and similar centres in London based on GLA data. A number of key factors were used, including a mix of quantitative and attitudinal measures: • retail attractions (total retail floorspace, comparison floorspace, convenience floorspace, number of multiple shops, vacant floorspace, rents); 2 PMRS counts do not include Sundays. 3 • arts, culture and entertainment (number of cinema/theatre and A3 uses); and • environmental quality (total attitudinal score). xvii) If data was not available for a particular variable in a centre, no figure is shown on the bar chart. Hence, the absence of a bar does not mean that the percentage difference from the mean for that variable is zero, rather that no data was available. Zero variation of a variable from the group mean is indicated by a ‘0’ shown where a bar would otherwise appear. Vertical bars below the centre line on the charts are intended to show negative aspects of the town centre, and vice versa. xviii) Each centre has been compared to two means, first, for centres within Westminster - CAZ or non-CAZ as appropriate; second, against centre types devised by the GLA. Larger shopping areas in the CAZ are compared to the GLA average for Metropolitan Centres as this category most closely fits the character of these shopping areas. Smaller shopping areas in the CAZ are compared to the GLA average for Major Centres. District Centres are compared to the GLA’s District Centre average. The GLA do not have mean data for Local Centres so no comparison was possible. Summary of land use assessment xix) A summary table of the attractions available in each centre is provided.
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