The characteristics of shopping centres and retail planning policy in Nottingham, England

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explain the characteristics of shopping centres and retail planning policies in Nottingham, England.
Three-fold hierarhy of shopping centres, consisting of regional centres, sub-regional centres and district centres, is set out in Nottinghamshire Structure Plan 1994.
In Nottingham Local Plan, there is three-fold hierachy of shopping centres, consiting of city centre, district centres and local centres, is set out.