Dickens Yard, Ealing
St George (West London Limited) instructed the preparation of a retail impact assessment in support of an amendment to an approved planning application at Dickens Yard, Ealing. The proposal would allow the entire c. 10,400 sq m commercial floorspace to be granted as flexible A1, A3, A4, D1 and D2 floorspace.
The assessment demonstrated the important contribution which cafe, restaurant and drinking establishment uses can make to the overall vitality and viability of a centre, with national trends indicating that customers are increasingly preferring to spend disposable income on these uses in preference to retail.