Tesco at Little Lever - Dossier - Appendix to Point No 12

Appendix to Point No 12

The findings of the Retail and Leisure study actually lays out the requirements for additional convenience floorspace in periods of five years. 2011-2016, 2016-2021 and 2021-2026.

If we examine the figures in the Retail and Leisure survey we can find the Convenience Floorspace Requirement for the whole of the Borough at each of the five year points in this plan ie 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026.

There are two sets of figures. The second set includes an allowance for overtrading at existing stores.

These are as follows:-

Without an allowance for overtrading:-

Year	Net floorspace requ’d In	Gross floorspace requ’d
2011	- 476 sq metres	- 733 sq metres
2016	- 1,256 sq metres	- 1932 sq metres
2021	+ 2,726 sq metres	+ 4,195 sq metres
2026	+ 6,510 sq metres	+ 10,016 sq metres

With an allowance for overtrading:-

Year	Net floorspace requ’d In	Gross floorspace requ’d
2011	+ 793 sq metres	+ 1,220 sq metres
2016	- 24 sq metres	- 37 sq metres
2021	+ 3,922 sq metres	+ 6,034 sq metres
2026	+ 7,671 sq metres	+ 11,801 sq metres

These figures take into account the Sainsbury’s development at Cricketers Way (which is now trading) and the proposed Tesco development at Central St (Back of the Old Post Office and Victoria Hall) which has outline planning permission for a 7,973 sq metre food store but has yet to be built.

They do not take into account the Tesco Longcauseway development which is now open. This Longcauseway development contains net convenience floorspace of 2,792 sq metres.

The figures also do not take into account the Tesco Kearsley development or any recent or proposed increases in convenience floorspace at Middlebrook or indeed the opening of the Spar store in Little Lever.

Summary of what the above means:-

(Adding in the Longcauseway figures and allowing for overtrading)

Year	Net floorspace requ’d In	Gross floorspace requ’d
2011	- 1,999 sq metres
2016	- 2,768 sq metres
2021	+ 1,130 sq metres
2026

This means:-

2011 - The Borough already has 1,999 sq metres of convenience retail floorspace more than it requires

2016 - The Borough will still have 2,768 sq metres of convenience retail floorspace more than it requires

Between 2016 and 2021, the Borough will require an additional 1,130 sq metres of convenience retail floorspace.