Draft Retail and Town Centre Development SPG
2. Purpose of the Supplementary Planning Guidance
2.1. This SPG document has been produced to support the policies of the Adopted Vale of Glamorgan Local Development Plan (LDP) 2011-2026. to help secure its aims and objectives including:
Objective 6: To reinforce the vitality, viability and attractiveness of the Vale of Glamorgan's town, district, local and neighbourhood shopping centres
2.2. It is intended to assist applicants developing proposals in the Vale of Glamorgan's retail centres in meeting the requirements of the Plan's retail and design policies, in addition to considering national policy.
2.3. It provides advice about how the Council will deal with proposals for retail development outside the Vale's retail centres. It also provides further advice on the application of LDP Policies MG14 (Non-A1 Retail Uses within Town and District Retail Centres) and MG15 (Non-A1 Retail Uses within Local and Neighbourhood Retail Centres) where development proposals involve the loss of an existing or vacant A1 retail unit.
2.4. The SPG also provides shopfront design guidance for proposals involving the alteration of facades in designated retail centres to help satisfy LDP design policies.