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Retail Impact Assessment submission requirements
3.2.1, 3.2.2Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
For the purposes of this policy, developers will be expected to submit a Retail Impact Assessment (RIA) for retail proposals and alternative impact assessment for other main town centre uses. Whilst t
retailcommercialmain-town-centrenon-domesticRetail impact assessment threshold limits
3.2.3Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
Paragraph 6.283 of the SPPS gives councils the flexibility to set an appropriate threshold for their area, above which all applications for retail or town centre type developments should be accompanie
retailcommercialmain-town-centreBelfast retail impact assessment threshold
3.2.4, 3.2.5Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
In the Belfast context it is considered that a threshold of 1000m² was appropriate because of the likely impact that out of centre shops of that scale would have in an urban context due to the proximi
retailcommercialmain-town-centrebelfastPreferred methodology for retail impact assessment
3.2.6Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
Whilst the council acknowledges that there are a number of different methodologies to carry out a Retail Impact and Assessment of Need, the council's preferred method is the Step by Step approach. Thi
retailcommercialmain-town-centreassessment-methodologyImpact Assessment Does Not Guarantee Permission
3.2.20Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
Evidence showing that there would be no likely significant impact on a centre from an edge of centre or out of centre proposal does not guarantee that permission is granted. The council will have to c
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercialIdentification of Catchment Area
3.3.1Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
The identification of the catchment area, and the proportion of trade drawn from this area, is an important stage in the RIA and it will directly affect the assessment of trade diversion from competin
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercialSufficiently Wide Catchment Area Assessment
3.3.2Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
In addition to determining the catchments of the adjacent centres, the catchment area needs to be sufficiently wide enough to ensure that the influence of the proposal can be assessed.
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercialBase Year for Impact Testing
3.3.3Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
The base year for impact testing should generally be selected to represent the year when the proposal application has been submitted.
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercialDesign Year for Impact Testing
3.3.4Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
The design year for impact testing should be selected to represent the year when the proposal has achieved a 'mature' trading pattern. This is conventionally taken as the second full calendar year of
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercialExamination of 'No Development' Scenario
3.3.5, 3.3.6Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
This should not necessarily be based on the assumption that all centres are likely to benefit from expenditure growth in convenience and comparison goods and should reflect both changes in the market
retailmain-town-centrenon-domesticcommercial