In 2015, the Council commissioned consultants, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners to deliver a Retail and Leisure Study that provides a robust evidence base on the health of the District's town and village centre.
As with the previous Retail Study completed in 2004 the Study investigated the towns of Bentham, Cross Hills, Grassington, Ingleton, Settle and Skipton. To ensure a robust but readable and informative document the format of the Study is presented as a series of six town centre health checks and a main Retail and Leisure Study.
Town Centre Health Checks
For each of the towns in the Study an assessment of town centre health was conducted using the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework. This included the makeup of town centre businesses, vacancy rates, customer perceptions and environmental quality.
The Findings for each town are presented in a series of six detailed health check reports giving a snapshop of their health. Each health check can be downloaded using the links below:
- Bentham Town Centre Health Check [8Mb]
- Cross Hills Town Centre Health Check [8Mb]
- Grassington Town Centre Health Check [14Mb]
- Ingleton Town Centre Health Check [7Mb]
- Settle Town Centre Health Check [8Mb]
- Skipton Town Centre Health Check [9Mb]
Craven Retail and Leisure Study
The purpose of the Retail and Leisure Study is to assess current convenience and comparison retail and leisure offer across Craven, quantify current shopping patterns, the requirement, or not for additional retail floorspace and recommendations for town centre policy.
The main Retail and Leisure Study can be downloaded using the link below:
Craven Retail and Leisure Study Data
For further information and access to the data used to inform the Retail and Leisure Study please contact the Economic Development Service using the contact details to the right.
