Business Development
| LDF Core Indicator | Local Authority Position | |
|---|---|---|
| BD1: Total amount of additional gross internal employment floorspace | B1 (a) |
1,058 sqm |
| B1 (b) |
0 |
|
| B1 (c) |
720 sqm |
|
| B2 |
1,810 sqm |
|
| B8 |
5,371 sqm |
|
| B1, B2 & B8 |
0 |
|
| Other |
2,656 sqm |
|
| BD1: Total amount of net additional gross internal employment floorspace | B1 (a) |
622 sqm |
| B1 (b) |
0 |
|
| B1 (c) |
187 sqm |
|
| B2 |
1,810 sqm |
|
| B8 |
4,854 sqm |
|
| B1, B2 & B8 |
0 |
|
| Other |
2,656 sqm |
|
| BD2: Percentage of floorspace by employment type, which is on previously developed land | B1 (a) |
100% |
| B1 (b) |
0 |
|
| B1 (c) |
100% |
|
| B2 |
100% |
|
| B8 |
100% |
|
| B1, B2 & B8 |
0 |
|
| Other |
0 |
|
| BD3: (i) Employment land available on sites allocated for employment uses in local development documents | B1/B2/B8 |
175.16 ha |
| B1/B2 only |
0 |
|
| B1 only |
0 |
|
| B2 only |
0 |
|
| BD3: (ii) Sites for which planning permission has been granted for employment uses, but not included in (i) | B1/B2/B8 |
3.890 ha |
| B1/B2 only |
0 |
|
| B1 only |
3.618 ha* |
|
| B2 only |
0.58 ha |
|
| BD4: (i)The total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses' within town centre areas (gross) | A1 |
0 sqm |
| A2 |
0 sqm |
|
| B1 (a) |
50 sqm |
|
| D2 |
0 sqm |
|
| BD4: (i) The total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses' within town centre areas (net) | A1 |
0 sqm |
| A2 |
0 sqm |
|
| B1 (a) |
50 sqm |
|
| D2 |
0 sqm |
|
| BD4: (i) The total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses' within the borough (gross) | A1 |
2,713 sqm |
| A2 |
0 sqm |
|
| B1 (a) |
1,058 sqm |
|
| D2 |
6,144 sqm |
|
| BD4: (i) The total amount of floorspace for 'town centre uses' within the borough (net) | A1 |
2068 sqm |
| A2 |
0 sqm |
|
| B1 (a) |
622 sqm |
|
| D2 |
1,430 sqm |
|
(Gross Internal Floorspace is calculated at 3.75%)
* Part of this figure includes land that has been granted planning permission for mixed use schemes including B1 uses. This includes the proposed Joint Service Centre in Wigan town centre.
Definitions
| A1 | Retail |
| A2 | Financial and Professional Services |
| B1 | Business |
| B1(a) | Offices |
| B1(b) | Research and development studios, laboratories, high tech |
| B1(c) | Light industry |
| B2 | General industry |
| B8 | Storage or Distribution |
| D2 | Assembly and Leisure |
3.2 2009/10 has seen a major decrease in the employment take up rate within the borough compared to 2008/09. In total, 11,615 sq m of employment land has been developed (compared to 38,504 sq m in 2008/09). The take up rate has returned to a similar level experienced in the year 2007/08. The completion of one large office development had a major impact on last year's take up.
3.3 The largest proportion of employment take up in 2009/10 has been in storage and distribution which accounts for around 46% of total take up. The majority of this has been at Stone Cross Park Primary Employment Area in Golborne and the Springfield and Miry Lane Primary Employment Area. Employment take up in offices (B1a) and general industry (B2) are down on 2008/09 figures. Just 1,810 sq m of B2 floorspace was taken up, compared to 7,810 sq m last year. This was at Springfield and Miry Lane Primary Employment Area.
3.4 77% of employment land take up in 2009/10 has been on previously developed land. The use of a farm for the storage, distribution and sale of aggregates, topsoil, bark, railway sleepers and turf accounts for the greenfield development.
3.5 There has been very little development of town centre uses in town centres in 2009/10, with only 50 sqm of B1a floorspace being developed in Hindley town centre. This is a decrease on last year. There has however been development of town centre uses outside of town centres. 2 Lidl stores were built in Standish and Pemberton which account for the gain in retail (A1) floorspace, and the new Abraham Guest High School was built in Pemberton which accounts for the gain in leisure and recreation (D2) floorspace in the form of a new sports/dance hall, playing fields and a multi use games area.
3.6 Overall 2009/2010 has seen a slight increase in retail development (A1), a slight decrease in financial and professional services development (A2), and a large decrease in leisure and recreation development (D2). The completion of Leigh Sports Village in 2008/09 gave an abnormally high figure for leisure and recreation development (D2) which is the reason for such a big difference in figures compared to 2009/10.