PREPARATION OF RETAIL, LEISURE AND TOWN CENTRE USES STUDY TO INFORM WINCHESTER LOCAL PLAN 2036

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Winchester City Council requires an updated retail, leisure and town centre uses study to provide robust and up to date evidence relating to these uses to inform the development strategy and policies of the Local Plan 2036. Current planning policies reflect the conclusions of the 2007 Retail and Town Centre Uses Study and its various updates, the latest of which was in 2014. There have been significant changes in relation to town centres since the previous studies, particularly in relation to internet shopping, the fortunes of the ‘high street’ and Government policy. Keywords: Leisure, Local Plan, Town Centre, Retail Needs