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Hot food takeaway support in district and local centres
3.4.5Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses
Hot food takeaways will not be supported in district and local centres where the cumulative impact of introducing the facility would be detrimental to the vitality and viability of a centre and would
commercialtown-centreplanningCriteria for harmful hot food takeaway impacts
3.4.6Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses
A hot food takeaway will be considered to be harmful to the vitality and viability of a centre if it: • Increases the concentration of hot food takeaway ground floor frontages in a district or local c
commercialtown-centreplanningHigh vacancy level requirements for hot food takeaways
3.4.8Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses
In centres where vacancy levels are more than 10%, the council will wish to see evidence that attempts have been made to fill the unit with a district or local centre use (other than hot food takeaway
commercialtown-centreplanningMarketing requirements for viability assessment
3.4.9Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses
A key consideration in the test of viability is the manner in which a premises has been marketed for continued retail use. A marketing statement and supporting evidence will be required in order to de
commercialtown-centreplanning