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This section sets out the retail hierarchy and centre allocations. Rickmansworth Town Centre is the principal shopping and service centre, serving the whole district. South Oxhey, Abbots Langley and Chorleywood are district centres, while Croxley Green (Watford Road and New Road) and Mill End (Money Hill Parade) are local centres, with smaller parades serving day-to-day needs. New retail development will be directed to the primary shopping areas of the town and district centres first. The boundaries of these centres are set out in the allocations.
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6 Town Centres and Retail
6.1 The Retail Hierarchy (see below) reflects the size and relative importance of retail
centres in the district.
Retail Hierarchy
Town Centre
Rickmansworth Town Centre
The principal shopping and service centre in Three Rivers containing a range of facilities
and services, serving a district-wide catchment area.
District Centres
South Oxhey
Abbots Langley
Chorleywood
Centres comprising a varied but more limited range of shops and services and serving a
smaller catchment area.
Local Centres
Croxley Green (Watford Road)
Croxley Green (New Road)
Mill End (Money Hill Parade)
Smaller centres serving more local needs.
Local Shops
A range of local shopping parades, groups or individual shops distributed throughout the
district normally serving very local convenience needs.
6.2 As set out in policy EE2 (Retail) within Part I, the Town and District Centres will be
the focus for new town centre development and retail development will specifically be
directed to the Primary Shopping Area within these centres in the first instance. In
addition to these larger retail centres, there are a number of smaller local shopping
parades and individual shops throughout the district. Whilst these have not been
designated as site allocations, policy EE2 (Retail) also seeks to protect and enhance
these shops where they cater for local day to day needs.
6.3 There may be opportunities for new provision as part of development proposals
where this would help to meet the needs of the existing and new community and
rectify local deficiencies in provision. The locations of any new provision of retail
floorspace may depend on housing site allocations and subsequent planning
permissions that may be granted. it is intended for any new centres to be included in
the Retail Hierarchy at the nearest appropriate and possible time.
6.4 The Town Centre Boundaries and Primary Shopping Areas for the Town Centre
(Rickmansworth) and District Centres (South Oxhey, Abbots Langley and
Chorleywood) are set out below, in line with the recommendations of the South West
Hertfordshire Retail and Leisure Study (2018). The proposed Local Centres at
Croxley Green (Watford Road and New Road) and Mill End (Moneyhill Parade) are
also set out below.
Site Ref. R1 Site Rickmansworth Town Centre
Site Ref. R2 Site South Oxhey District
Centre
Site Ref. R3 Site Abbots Langley District Centre
Site Ref. R4 Site Chorleywood District Centre
Site Ref. R5 Site Watford Road, Croxley Green
(Local Centre)