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All major retail applications within the Kent County
Council area are monitored and a report is produced every quarter,
summarising the amount of floorspace, the location and the status
of proposal applications under consideration - or of permitted
schemes yet to be built. We provide this
list of retail applications and permissions so that you can see
what is 'in the pipeline' for new retail development.
We also help you find out about the health and vitality of
Kent's town centres. The Analysis and Information Team conducts
audits of the amount and type of floorspace in our town
centres. We also gather information on footfall, rents, yields and
modes of transport. From this information we produce a range of
'health indicators' and report the findings in
Town
Centre Health Indicator Reports.
The
Annual Retail Stock Summary bulletin provides an overview of
the existing, recently completed and proposed retail floorspace in
Kent town centres and retail parks.
From time to time we also survey local people's shopping habits.
In 2000 we carried out a major survey which showed where people
preferred to shop for different types of goods. The findings are
summarised in the
Internet
Access and Shopping bulletin. A more detailed publication -
Kent Household Survey 2000 - is available in Kent libraries or can
be purchased from us.
Because we had conducted a similar household survey in 1998 we
were able to assess the impact of the Bluewater Regional Shopping
Centre on town centres in Kent. We provide a
summary bulletin but the full results are also available in the
Kent Household Survey 2000 referred to
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