SPT6 - Spatial provision of retail and main town centre uses
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The provision of new retail floorspace and other main town centre uses will be positively planned for having full regard to the following sequential hierarchy of centres.
- Plymouth City Centre is a regional centre and the primary centre for the Plan Area in relation to major comparison goods shopping and town centre uses.
- For the Plymouth Policy Area:
- A new mixed use district centre proposed at Derriford - which is complementary with the role of the City Centre.
- Existing district centres - primarily main food / convenience shopping and other retail and services as appropriate to role of the centre.
- Existing and proposed local centres - primarily for top-up food shopping and local services.
- For the Thriving Towns and Villages Policy Area:
- The town centres of the Main Towns - primarily main food / convenience shopping and other retail and services as appropriate to role of the centre.
- Retail and community centres of the smaller towns and larger villages - primarily for top-up food shopping and local services.
