16Retailing of bulky goods in industrial zones

16 Retailing of bulky goods in industrial zones

16 Retailing of bulky goods in industrial zones

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 4 or 4 (d).

(2) Subject to subclause (3), nothing in this plan shall prevent a person, with the consent of the Council, from carrying out, on land to which this clause applies, development for the purpose of the retail sale of bulky goods from a building or site in or on which those goods are stored, manufactured, displayed or processed.

(3) The Council shall not grant consent for development referred to in subclause (2) unless it is satisfied—

(a) that suitable land is not available for the proposed development in any nearby business centre, and

(b) that the proposed development will not detrimentally affect—

(i) existing or future industrial development within the zone in which the land concerned is situated, or

(ii) the range of services offered by existing shops located in any nearby business centre, and

(c) that to grant consent would not, by reason of the number of retail outlets which exist or are proposed on land within Zone No 4 or 4 (d), defeat the predominantly industrial nature of the zone.

(4) The Council shall not grant consent to an application for a sign associated with the retailing of bulky goods on land to which this clause applies other than a sign which is used solely for company identification only.