St Ives Town Centre

St Ives Town Centre

Analysis of Retail Outlets 1989/1993/1996

Town Centre defined in Huntingdonshire Local Plan

Retail Class	October 1989 No. of Shops	April 1993 No. of Shops	May 1996 No. of Shops
A1	140	139	133
A2	35	33	33
A3	21	24	29
Sui Generis	4	4	9
Vacant	18	20	19
TOTALS	218	220	223

Nett Floorspace Summary 1996

Defined Town Centre	Square Metres	Square Feet
Class A1	11707	126014

Nett A1 Floorspace by Category May 1996

Category	Square Metres	Square Feet
Convenience	2526	27190
Comparison	8443	90880
Service	739	7944

Primary Shopping Frontages defined in Huntingdonshire Local Plan

October 1989

Retail Class	No. of Shops	% of Total	Length (Feet)	% of Total
A1	38	61	971	62
A2	12	19	287	18
A3	3	5	80	5
Sui Generis	1	2	17	1
Vacant	8	13	217	14
TOTALS	62	100	1572	100

April 1993

Retail Class		No. of Shops		% of Total		Length (Feet)		% of Total
A1		42		68		1125		72
A2	12		19		287		18
A3	4		6		100		6
Sui Generis	1		2		17		1
Vacant	2		5		43		2
TOTALS	62		100		1572		100

May 1996

Retail Class		No. of Shops		% of Total		Length (Feet)		% of Total
A1		54		64		1424		64
A2	14		16		378		17
A3	10		12		277		12
Sui Generis	1		1		17		1
Vacant	6		7		142		6
TOTALS	85		100		2238		100

Differences in number of shops within , and the lengths of Prime Shopping Frontages, in 1989/93 and 1996 results from an extension of the Prime Shopping Frontage Zone in Crown Street and Market Hill, additional development in the southwest corner of Market Hill and the use of computerised mapping in 1996.

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