The Monitoring Report Employment (District Centres)

December 2012 The Croydon Local Plan aims to…

Maintain the retail vitality and viability of the borough’s District Centres Maintaining the retail vitality and viability of the borough’s District Centres

Indicator Target Amount of vacant Class A1 Vacancy level no greater to A5 floor space within than 12% by 2021 and no District Centres greater than 8% by 2031 District Centre In 2012 there were 100 Class Addiscombe A units in District Centre Addiscombe District Centre

Of these units, 64 were classified as shops (Class A1)

It has a range of retailing including many independent shops The vacancy rate in Addiscombe is Addiscombe 7% of Class A units and 5% of District Centre Class A floor space This is lower than in 2011 when vacancy was 8% of Class A floor space

Addiscombe, therefore, continues to met both the target level of vacancy for 2021 and 2031 District Centre In 2012 there Coulsdon were 100 Class District Centre A units making it a large District Centre

Of these units, 62 were classified as shops (Class A1)

It has a range of retailing including many independent shops The vacancy rate Coulsdon in Coulsdon is 8% of Class A units District Centre and 5% of Class A floor space

This is lower than in 2011 when vacancy was 7% of Class A floor space

Coulsdon, therefore, continues to met both the target level of vacancy for 2021 and 2031 Crystal Palace District Centre Crystal Palace District Centre

In 2012 there were 71 Class A units in Crystal Palace District Centre

Of these units, 42 were classified as shops (Class A1)

It has a range of retailing including many independent shops and restaurants Crystal Palace District Centre The vacancy rate in Crystal Palace is 10% of Class A units and 6% of Class A floor space

This is lower than in 2011 when vacancy was 8% of Class A floor space

Crystal Palace, therefore, continues to meet both the target level of vacancy for 2021 and 2031 District Centre New Addington District Centre

A small District Centre which in 2012 had 50 Class A units

Of these units, 32 were classified as shops (Class A1)

The District Centre has recently had a makeover and has one of only two markets in Croydon New Addington District Centre The vacancy rate in New Addington is 4% of Class A units and 3% of Class A floor space, with the percentage of vacant units being the lowest rate of all the District Centres in Croydon

This is lower than in 2011 when vacancy was 5% of Class A floor space New Addington District Centre, therefore, continues to met both the target level of vacancy for 2021 and 2031 District Centre Norbury District Centre A large District Centre which in 2012 had 102 Class A units

Of these units, 60 were classified as shops (Class A1)

The District Centre is home to a wide variety of businesses, reflecting the diversity of the local population Norbury District Centre

The vacancy rate in Norbury is 7% of Class A units and 4% of Class A floor space

This is lower than in 2011 when vacancy was 6% of Class A floor space

Norbury District Centre, therefore, continues to met both the target level of Microsoft vacancy forowerPoint 2021 Slide Show and 2031