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Introduction

u The issues An investigation of the nature and u Existing data extent of vacant commercial and u Comprehensive data source u Method industrial buildings u Results

u Roll-out

Mutale Katyoka and Peter Wyatt Faculty of the Built Environment University of the West of Bristol BS16 1QY [email protected] Woolwich, Hornsey (Source: www.derelictlondon.com)

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Existing data – The issues Commercial & Industrial Vacancy

u Vacant buildings are perceived to be a waste of u Commercial & Industrial Property Vacancy Statistics valuable resources, a magnet for crime and antisocial behaviour and a visual blight in a – Business Rates revenue data are used to infer vacancy neighbourhood. Financially, they represent a loss of – Proportion of commercial and industrial premises vacant in England: tax revenue and can depress the general level of property values in a locality. » 2000/01; 7% » 2001/02; 8% u Focus of political attention; growing interest in the redevelopment and re -use of previously developed » 2002/03; 8% land – NLUD-PDL. – Proportion of commercial and industrial premises vacant in : u Information of the number location, type of » 2000/01; 9% commercial and industrial buildings that are vacant » 2001/02; 10% and how long have they been empty for? » 2002/03; 11% u Need detailed vacancy data and statistics. – Cannot investigate location of vacant buildings below LA level – Cannot investigate property attributes such as size, age & type of Borough Library building Aldgate

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New data source Leeds

u Property tax data from VOA and LAs u Tax relief on empty business premises

u Record duration of vacancy period together with address and property details

u Pilot study for Leeds

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1 Commercial & Industrial Vacant Commercial & Industrial Hereditaments – Leeds, 2004 Hereditaments – Leeds, 2004

Floorspace and Rateable values for All Leeds hereditaments Leeds Vacant Hereditiament Floorspace and Ratable 4,000 200,000 450 25,000

3,500 175,000 400 20,000 350 3,000 150,000 300 2,500 125,000 15,000

Floorspace (000 sqm) Rateable Value (£000) Floorspace (000 sqm) 250 Rateable Value (£000s) 2,000 100,000 200 10,000 1,500 75,000 150 1,000 50,000 100 5,000 500 25,000 50

0 0 0 0 Retail Offices Factories Warehouses Retail Offices Factories Warehouses

Floorspace Rateable Value Floorspace Rateable Value

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Proportion of Hereditaments Vacant – Leeds, 2004 Length of vacancy

Percentage of Vacant Hereditaments in Leeds

Dec 200 0 Jul 2001 Dec 200 1 Jul 200 2 Dec 2002 Jul 2003 Dec 2003 18% 16%

14% 6 months 12% 12 months 10% 18 months 8%

6% 24 months

4% 30 months 2% 36 months 0% Retail Offices Factories Warehouses

Count Floorspace Rateable Value

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Vacant Commercial & Industrial Vacant Commercial & Industrial Hereditaments – Leeds, 2004 Hereditaments – Leeds, 2004

7.00% Vacant Hereditaments (Months Vacant) All Bulk Classes Property All 6.00% Type Hereditaments 6 12 18 24 30 36 Shops Shops 8,169 246 162 97 58 51 50 5.00% Offices (3.01%) (1.98%) (1.19%) (0.71%) (0.62%) (0.61%) Warehouses 4.00% Offices 5,614 325 194 155 110 74 55 Factories (5.79%) (3.46%) (2.76%) (1.96%) (1.32%) (0.98%) 3.00% Warehouses 3,385 149 125 91 74 60 59 (4.67%) (3.92%) (2.85%) (2.32%) (1.88%) (1.85%) 2.00% Factories 3,188 147 115 80 83 58 60 1.00%

(4.34%) (3.40%) (2.36%) (2.45%) (1.71%) (1.77%) Proportion of total stock All bulk 20,356 867 596 423 325 243 224 0.00% classes (4.26%) (2.93%) (2.08%) (1.60%) (1.19%) (1.10%) 6 12 18 24 30 36 Months Vacant

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2 Vacant Commercial & Industrial Vacant commercial & industrial Floorspace – Leeds, 2004 Floorspace – Leeds, 2004

Vacant Floorspace (Months Vacant) 5.00% All Bulk Classes Property 4.50% Shops Type All Floorspace 6 12 18 24 30 36 4.00% Offices Shops 1,788,000 32,816 17,366 8,297 6,097 6,515 11,112 3.50% Warehouses (1.84%) (0.97%) (0.46%) (0.34%) (0.36%) (0.62%) 3.00% Factories Offices 1,838,000 86,468 55,680 34,796 26,617 18,934 10,001 2.50% (4.70%) (3.03%) (1.89%) (1.45%) (1.03%) (0.54%) 2.00% Warehouses 2,928,000 99,287 68,533 50,255 36,806 28,556 30,819 1.50% (2.94%) (2.03%) (1.49%) (1.09%) (0.85%) (0.91%) 1.00% Factories 3,377,000 114,829 44,467 71,543 59,895 80,010 12,560 Proportion of total stock (3.92%) (1.52%) (2.44%) (2.05%) (2.73%) (0.43%) 0.50% 0.00% All bulk classes 9,931,000 333,779 188,486 165,900 130,062 134,261 70,530 (3.36%) (1.90%) (1.67%) (1.31%) (1.35%) (0.71%) 6 12 18 24 30 36 Months Vacant

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Wetherby

Wetherby Age profile of vacant hereditaments Walton nr Wetherby Collington Otley Pool

East Keswick/Bardsey Year-long vacant hereditaments in Leeds (2003/4) Bramham Guiseley/Yeadon Scarcroft Yeadon Thorner 35.00% Shadwell

30.00% Horsforth % Total 25.00% ScholesBarwick in

% Shop 20.00% Leeds % Office 15.00% Crossgates Leeds Retail Core % Ware Pudsey Leeds Garforth 10.00%

hereditaments % Fact New Farnley % total number of 5.00% Kippax

0.00% White Rose Centre Rothwell nr Leeds < 1900 1900 - 1919 - 1940 - 1955 - 1971 - 1985 - > 2000 Morley Morley Lofthouse/Stanley Rothwell Mickletown 1918 1939 1954 1970 1984 2000

Year of construction

Kirkhamgate

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Wetherby Wetherby Conclusions Walton nr Wetherby

Otley Collington Boston Spa Otley Pool East Keswick/Bardsey u Menston Need to distinguish between long and Bramhope Bramham short-term vacancy Guiseley Guiseley/Yeadon Scarcroft Yeadon Thorner u Need to map vacant buildings at large Shadwell scale

Horsforth Horsforth Chapel Allerton Aberford u Need details of vacant buildings (type, age, ScholesBarwick in Elmet size, condition, etc.) Headingley Harehills Leeds

Pudsey Crossgates u Future developments… Leeds Retail Core Bradford Armley Garforth Pudsey Leeds Garforth Density Map Three-year vacancies New Farnley Kippax Swillington 0 - 2,598

White Rose Centre 2,599 - 5,196 Rothwell nr Leeds Great Preston 5,197 - 7,794 Batley Morley Morley Lofthouse/Stanley Rothwell 7,795 - 10,392 Mickletown Castleford 10,393 - 12,989

12,990 - 15,587 Dewsbury 15,588 - 18,185 Kirkhamgate Fulham 18,186 - 20,783 20,784 - 23,381 17 18

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