Retail Capacity Study

Results updated 20 Oct 2017

Consultants Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners have produced a report which looks at the future need for shopping floorspace across the borough. This updates the earlier studies carried out by GVA Grimley. The analysis suggests a need for 2,700m2 (net) of food shopping floorspace by 2024. Much of this could be distributed between primarily Richmond and to a lesser extent Twickenham and East Sheen town centres.

There is a greater need for comparison (non-food) shopping, a total of 8,600m2 (net) by 2024. Again, the majority of which is likely to be accommodated in Richmond town centre.

The report also estimates that there may also be a need for a further 6,500m2 (gross) of floorspace in the food and drink sector. Richmond, Teddington and Twickenham are expected to have room for most of this growth.

Much of this need can be met within existing centres and the report recommends that further Site Allocations are not needed.

The report is downloadable as below:

Files:

• Retail Study final report, 951.0 KB (PDF document)
• Retail Study appendices, 1.7 MB (PDF document)

Links:

• Richmond Council Planning Policy webpages