SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 101·6.292
Town Centre Health Checks Evidence Base
Town centre health checks provide evidence for local development plans, including indicators on uses, vacancy rates, environmental quality, footfall, retail representation, and commercial values.
Town centre health checks will help form an evidence base for LDPs. They will contain information on a range of indicators, including:
• existing town centre uses, including resident population;
• vacancy rates;
• physical structure and environmental quality – including opportunities, designations constraints;
• footfall;
• retailer representation;
• attitudes and perceptions;
• prime rental values; and
• commercial yields.
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