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Final Report December 2010
Taunton Deane Borough Council
Retail and Leisure Study Volume 3: Final Appendices
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CONTENTS
APPENDIX 1 ....................................................................... PEDESTRIAN FLOW COUNTS
APPENDIX 2 .......................................................... INFLOW OF TOURISM EXPENDITURE
APPENDIX 3. ............ .COMPARISON OF MARKET SHARES BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
APPENDIX 4 ...................................................................... TOWN CENTRE BOUNDARIES
APPENDIX 5 ..................................................................................................... GLOSSARY
APPENDIX 1 Pedestrian Flow Counts
Pedestrian Flow Count
Taunton Town Centre
NEMS Market Research undertook a pedestrian flow count in Taunton town centre in
March 2010. The following flow count data for Taunton town centre has been collected
and analysed using the same methodology adopted by Pedestrian Market Research
Services (PMRS) in the Taunton Town Centre Viability and Vitality Study 2005, this has
been to ensure comparability between the data collected for both retail studies. The
enumeration points used previously in Taunton in 2005 were used in 2010. Figure 1
shows the count location points used for the survey.
PMRS’ methodology as presented in the Taunton Town Centre Viability and Vitality Study
2005, and used in by NEMS Market Research in 2010 is as follows:
The numbers given in Table1 represent estimates of the total number of pedestrians
passing each site over a six hour period between the hours of 10.00am – 5:00pm on
Friday and Saturday, and during the whole week (Monday-Saturday). The totals
given for Friday and Saturday represent samples which are grossed up by a factor of
30, the reciprocal of the sampling fraction, to allow for the fact that on either day
pedestrian movements were counted for a total of 12 minutes out of a possible 6
hours.
The numbers given for the whole week are the sums of those given for Friday and
Saturday grossed up by a second factor of 2.353 to allow for the days Monday –
Thursday which were not enumerated. This latter factor is an average based upon a
series of previous counts conducted throughout the week (Monday – Saturday).
Unless otherwise indicated, the enumerators are instructed to count pedestrians
passing the count point in both directions, with the exception of children under the age
of eight, vagrants, post-persons, traffic wardens, police, and delivery men. In the case
of vehicular streets, the full pavement width outside the unit indicated is enumerated,
and in the case of pedestrianised streets and shopping malls, half or full width is
enumerated.
The indices given in the table for Friday, Saturday, and the whole week are
percentages based upon average recorded flow of all 30 count points, which is
benchmarked at 100 percent. The chart shows the indexed count points relative to
the average pedestrian flow, and indicates the locational hierarchy throughout the
centre.
In 2010, enumerators were refused entry to conduct the pedestrian flow count in the Old
Market Centre on two occasions on the Friday. Therefore, the week counts and indexes
given for locations 20 and 23 are not complete and should not be compared with the other
locations.
Figure 1: Taunton Town Centre Pedestrian Flow Count Locations
Table 1: Taunton Pedestrian Flow Count Data 2010
FRIDAY SATURDAY WEEK NO OCCUPIER STREET & ADDRESS NOTE COUNT INDEX COUNT INDEX COUNT INDEX 1 LITTLE FISH 38 Station Road 2.10 46 1.59 20 8.68 30 2 ANTIQUE CENTRE 58 Bridge Street 2.82 61 1.71 22 10.66 36 3 REED HOLLAND ASSOCIATES 16 Bridge Street 2.64 57 3.99 51 15.60 53 4 CAROL ANNE 51B St James Street T 3.27 71 4.50 57 18.28 62 5 RED HOT RAZZBERRY 28 North Street 7.95 172 10.65 135 43.77 149 6 BHS 41-44 North Street 8.01 174 19.50 247 64.73 220 7 RIVER ISLAND 56 North Street 9.21 200 19.50 247 67.55 230 8 ANN SUMMERS 37-38 Fore Street 10.98 238 8.70 110 46.31 157 9 T MOBILE 5-6 East Street 5.67 123 22.20 281 65.58 223
10 PRIMARK 27-30A East Street 4.86 105 10.50 133 36.14 123 11 TAUNTON STUDIO GALLERY 40 Eastgate 3.12 68 4.68 59 18.35 62 12 CARPETS R US 7 East Reach 2.10 46 3.36 43 12.85 44 13 HAYES WOOL 150 East Reach 0.81 18 1.74 22 6.00 20 14 VACANT 53 East Street 1.53 33 2.28 29 8.96 30 15 THE ENTERTAINER 6-10 County Walk T 7.65 166 9.00 114 39.18 133 16 MARKS AND SPENCER 66 East Street T-A 1.14 25 1.14 14 5.36 18 17 MARKS AND SPENCER 66 East Street 8.58 186 14.58 185 54.50 185 18 SUPERDRUG Paul Street T 3.60 78 6.96 88 24.85 84 19 VACANT 17 Old Market Centre T 6.87 149 14.64 186 50.61 172 20 WARRENS 33 Old Market Centre T 0.00 0 10.62 135 24.99 85 21 BHF FURNITURE AND ELECTRICAL 21-22 High Street T 4.56 99 4.62 59 21.60 73 22 HATCHERS 9-13 High Street T 5.37 116 9.18 116 34.24 116 23 CLAIRES ACCESSORIES 19 Old Market Centre T 0.00 0 6.54 83 15.39 52 24 EWM CLOTHING 10 Fore Street 6.78 147 9.54 121 38.40 131 25 AQUASCENE 18 High Street T 6.72 146 6.24 79 30.49 104 26 HMV 27 Fore Street 7.89 171 13.62 173 50.61 172 27 LONDON CAMERA EXCHANGE 6 North Street 5.10 111 8.46 107 31.91 108 28 DEBENHAMS 19 North Street 6.06 131 3.84 49 23.29 79 29 MARTIAN RECORDS 3B The Bridge 2.07 45 2.64 33 11.08 38 30 TAUNTON AQUARIUM CENTRE 35 Bridge Street 0.93 20 0.21 3 2.68 9
AVERAGE 4.61 100 7.89 100 29.42 100
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Table 2 illustrates the pedestrian flow count data collected for 12 minutes at each location
and the total across the two days. The index here is set against the highest count taken
across the two days.
Table 2: Pedestrian flow count in Taunton Town Centre for twelve minutes
Location Number
Location Friday 26th
March Saturday 27th
March Total Index
1 Little Fish, 38 Station Road 70 53 123 13 2 Antique Centre, 58 Bridge Street 94 57 151 16
3 Reed Holland Associates, 16 Bridge Street
88 133 221 23
4 Carol Anne, 51B St James Street 109 150 259 27 5 Red Hot Razzberry, 28 North Street 265 355 620 65 6 BHS, 41-44 North Street 267 650 917 96 7 River Island, 56 North Street 307 650 957 100 8 Ann Summers, 37-38 Fore Street 366 290 656 69 9 T Mobile, 5-6 East Street 189 740 929 97 10 Primark, 27-30A East Street 162 350 512 54 11 Taunton Studio Gallery, 40 Eastgate 104 156 260 27 12 Carpets R Us, 7 East Reach 70 112 182 19 13 Hayes Wool, 150 East Reach 27 58 85 9 14 Vacant, 53 East Street 51 76 127 13 15 The Entertainer, 6-10 County Walk 255 300 555 58
16 Halfway down pedestrianised Billet Street 38 38 76 8
17 Marks and Spencer, 66 East Street 286 486 772 81 18 Superdrug, Paul Street 120 232 352 37 19 Vacant, 17 Old Market Centre 229 488 717 75 20 Warrens, 33 Old Market Centre 0 354 354 37
21 BHF Furniture and Electrical, 21-22 High Street 152 154 306 32
22 Hatchers, 9-13 High Street 179 306 485 51
23 Claires Accessories, 19 Old Market Centre 0 218 218 23
24 EWM Clothing, 10 Fore Street 226 318 544 57 25 Aquascene, 18 High Street 224 208 432 45 26 HMV, 27 Fore Street 263 454 717 75
27 London Camera Exchange, 6 North Street 170 282 452 47
28 Debenhams, 19 North Street 202 128 330 34 29 Martian Records, 3B The Bridge 69 88 157 16
30 Taunton Aquarium Centre, 35 Bridge Street 31 7 38 4
Wellington
Flow counts in Wellington were collected at eight different locations over six different days
which included one weekend day, at the end of March. The results in table XXX below
are average counts for a five minute period. The index here is set against the highest
average count taken across the six days.
Figure 2: Wellington Town Centre Pedestrian Flow Count Locations
Table 3: Wellington Pedestrian Flow Count
Location Number Location
Average Total per
5 Minutes Index
1 58 High Street 11 26 2 40 - 42 High Street 19 45 3 6 Lancer Court 30 72 4 15 High Street 42 100 5 2 North Street 22 53 6 7 Fore Street 26 63 7 12 South Street 25 60 8 33 Fore Street 20 47
APPENDIX 2 Inflow of Tourism Expenditure
Inflow Expenditure to Taunton Deane from Visitors and Tourists
Here we set out our methodology and data sources used to estimate the infflow of retail
and leisure expenditure from tourist visitors. Visitor spending on retail goods is an
important component retailers’ vitality. The spending of such visitors should be taken into
account in the quantitative comparison and convenience goods floorspace need
assessment.
The assessment includes spend from staying visitors and day visitors. Day visitors can be
defined as a non-regular visit away from home for a duration of 3 hours or more. There is
a small chance that some day trips to Taunton will be from study area residents, which
would introduce an element of double counting. However this is likely to be relatively
insignificant and it is not possible to disaggregate the spending of day visitors by their
origin.
The Value of Tourism Report 2007 for Somerset1 gave the number of annual visitors to
Taunton Deane as 2.0m of which, 84 per cent are attributed to tourist day visits, the
remaining 16 per cent were overnight staying visitors. The Value of Tourism report
disaggregates visitor spend within Taunton Deane into a number of useful categories,
including retail shopping and food and drink (restaurants, cafes and bars). Visitor
expenditure is summarised in the table below.
Table 1: Visits and expenditure in Teignbridge by category, 2007
Visitor No.s (m)
Retail Shopping Spend (£m)
Food and Drink Spend (£m)
Day Visitors 1.68 29.22 28.73
Staying Visitors 0.32 7.19 10.50
Total 2.00 36.41 39.23
Source: South West Tourism (2007) The Value of Tourism
The data does not provide a breakdown for retail shopping between convenience goods
and comparison items, however for the purposes of the retail study it is necessary to try
and split the spend between food and non-food expenditure. For staying visitors, it is
assumed that the majority of these visitors will undertake some convenience food
shopping as part of the retail spending. Day visitors are less likely to undertake
convenience shopping during their visit. Given the absence of survey data we make a
working assumption that staying visitors spend 20 per cent of their retail expenditure on
convenience (with the remaining 80 per cent on comparison goods) and day visitors
spend 10 per cent on convenience and the rest is given to comparison. Visitor
expenditure is summarised in the table below.
1 South West Tourism (2007) Value of Tourism 2007: Somerset.
Table 2: Breakdown of retail spend into comparison and convenience (per annum)
Retail Comparison Spend (£m)
Retail Convenience
Spend (£m)
Day Visitors £26.30 £2.92
Staying Visitors £5.75 £1.44
Total £32.05 £4.36
Source: South West Tourism (2007) The Value of Tourism
In absence of any robust sources of information on the likely changes in volume of tourist
visitors to the sub-region, especially long term forecasts to 2031, we have not allowed for
any changes in supply. With regard to changes in tourist expenditure there is some data
from South West Tourism’s State of Tourism South West Report (2003) which provides
market forecasts for visitor numbers and expenditure within the South West to 2011.
However, given that this data is several years out of date, does not account for recent
recessionary economic change and only looks to 2011 we have opted to use the study
wide per annum growth rates which are applied to residents’ expenditure growth for
comparison and convenience goods and the leisure rate of 1.9 per cent per annum for
food and drink expenditure2.
The levels of expenditure attributed to tourism visits are presented in Table 3 below. The
resulting growth in tourism expenditure is therefore a component of retail and leisure
expenditure which will contribute to the need for new floorspace within the district.
Table 3: Forecast Inflow of tourism expenditure for retail and leisure spend (£m)
2010 2016 2021 2026 Change
09-31 Comparison Goods £35.22 £42.55 £49.81 £58.30 £23.08
Convenience Goods £4.32 £4.59 £4.77 £4.99 £0.67
Leisure: Food and Drink £41.51 £46.47 £51.06 £56.09 £14.59
2 Sourced: Experian (2009) Retail Planner Briefing Note 7.1.
APPENDIX 3 Comparison of Market Shares Between 2004 and 2010 Household Surveys
Table 1: Main Food Shopping Market Shares
Zone 1999 Shopping Destination 2004 Shopping Destinations 2010 Shopping Destinations
1 - Taunton
Asda, Taunton (37%) Asda, Taunton (35%) Asda, Taunton (32%) Safeway, Taunton (25%) Safeway/Morrison, Taunton (12%) Morrisons, Taunton (17%) n/a Tesco Taunton, (28%) Tesco, Tangier, Taunton, (15%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (12%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (8%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (13%)
Sainsbury, Taunton (18%) Sainsbury, Taunton (8%) Sainsbury, Billet St, Taunton (13%)
2 - Wellington
Somerfield, Wellington (24%) Somerfield, Wellington (27%) Asda, Wellington (26%) Kwik Save, Wellington (16%) Waitros, Wellington (11%) Co-op, Wellington (18%) Tesco, Taunton (21%) Tesco, Taunton (13%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (18%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (10%) Safeway, Taunton (9%) Co-op, Wellington (8%) Co-op, Wellington (10%) Asda, Taunton (15%) Asda, Taunton (8%) Asda, Taunton (9%)
3 - South East Rural Taunton
Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (33%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (29%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (31%) Asda, Taunton (32%) Asda, Taunton (29%) Asda, Taunton (24%) Safeway, Taunton (10%) Safeway, Taunton (6%) Morrisons, Taunton (11%) Tesco Taunton (27%) Tesco Taunton, (8%) Sainsbury, Taunton (15%) Sainsbury, Taunton (8%) Sainsbury, Billet St, Taunton (8%)
4 - Bridgwater
Sainsbury Bridgwater (34%) Safeway/Morrisons, Bridgwater (26%)
Sainsbury, Bridgwater (29%)
Asda, Taunton (4%) ASDA, Bridgwater (25%) Kwik Save, Bridgwater (7%) Somerfield, Bridgwater (5%) Morrisons, Bridgwater (26%) Safeway, Bridgwater (38%)
5 - Quantock Hills
Sainsbury, Bridgwater (43%) Sainsbury, Bridgwater (39%) Sainsbury, Bridgwater (36%)
Safeway, Bridgwater (40%) Safeway/Morrisons, Bridgwater (11%)
Morrisons, Bridgwater (31%)
Asda, Taunton (8%) Asda, Bridgwater (11%) Asda, Taunton (14%) ASDA, Bridgwater (18%)
6 - Bishops Lydeard
Asda, Taunton (32%) Tesco, Taunton (35%) Tesco, Tangier, Taunton, (18%) Safeway, Taunton (13%) Co-op Wellington (6%) Morrisons, Taunton (15%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (10%) Asda, Taunton (25%) Asda, Taunton (13%) Somerfield, Minehead (12%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (10%) Tesco, Minehead (10%)
7 — Minehead
Somerfield, Minehead (57%) Tesco, Minehead (52%) Tesco, Minehead (51%) Co-op, Minehead (5%) Co-op, Minehead (15%) Co-op, watchet (9%) Kwik Save, Minehead (7%) Kwik Save, Minehead (11%) Asda, Taunton (6%) Morrisons, Taunton (5%)
8 — North Tiverton Safeway, Tiverton (55%) Safeway/Morrisons, Tiverton (39%) Morrisons, Tiverton (45%) Tesco, Tiverton (10%) Somerfield, Tiverton (14%) Tesco, Tiverton (29%) Kwik Save, Tiverton (8%) Tesco, Taunton (11%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (9%)
9 — Honiton Tesco, Honiton (24%) Tesco, Honiton (44%) Tesco, Honiton (32%) Somerfield, Cullompton (18%) Safeway/Morrisons, Tiverton (6%) Tesco, Collumpton (13%) Safeway, Tiverton (6%) Asda, Taunton (9%) Asda, Taunton (9%)
10 — Chard
Somerfield, Chard (16%) Tesco, Chard (33%) Tesco, Chard (34%) Tesco, Axminster (22%) Tesco, Axminster (13%) Tesco, Ilminster (10%) Tesco, Honiton (13%) Somerfield (12%) Sainsbury's, Chard (9%) Asda, Taunton (7%) Asda, Taunton (7%) Asda, Taunton (7%)
11 - Langport
Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (20%) Tesco, Langport (67%) Tesco Metro, Langport (50%) Asda, Taunton (32%) Asda, Taunton (6%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (15%) Tesco, Yeovil (10%) Asda, Taunton (10%) Sainsbury's, Street (10%)
Table 2: Top-up Food Shopping Market Shares
Sector 1999 Shopping Destinations
2004 Shopping Destinations 2010 Shopping Destinations
1 - Taunton
Local store, Taunton (39%) Miscellaneous local shops (29%) Morrisons, Taunton (16%) Safeway, Taunton (15%) Tesco, Taunton (27%) Tesco, Tangier, Taunton (11%)
Sainsbury, Taunton (13%) Co-op, Taunton (11%) Sainsbury, Billet Street, Taunton (11%)
Asda, Taunton (11%) Asda, Taunton (10%)
Tesco Express, Lisieux Way Shopping Centre, Taunton (10%)
Co-op, Priorswood Place, Taunton (10%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops in Taunton Zone 1 (23%)
2 - Wellington
Somerfield, Wellington (31%) Kwik Save, Wellington (25%) Co-op, Fore Street, Wellington (31%)
Co-op, Wellington (20%) Somerfield, Wellington (23%) Asda, Longforth Road, Wellington (23%)
Kwik Save, Wellington (16%) Kwik Save, Wellington (25%) Waitrose, Wellington (15%) Local store, Wellington (22%) Somerfield, Wellington (23%) Wellington Town Centre (10%)
Miscellaneous local shops (30%) Other local/miscellaneous shops (22%)
3 - South East Rural Taunton
Local Store, Trull (19%) Safeway/Morrisons, Taunton (14%) Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (19%) Asda, Taunton (11%) Asda, Taunton (10%) Tesco, Tangier, Taunton (10%)
Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (11%) Tesco, Taunton (10%) Spar, St Micheal Road, Creech St Micheal (10%)
Sainsbury, Hankridge Farm (10%) Morrisons, Taunton (10%)
Sainsbury, Billet Street, Taunton (10%) Asda, Taunton (7%)
Miscellaneous local shops (31%) Sainsbury, Billet Street, Taunton (7%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (48%)
4 - Bridgwater
Kwik Save, Bridgwater (12%) Sainsbury, Bridgwater (26%) Morrisons, The Broadway, Bridgwater (21%)
Safeway, Bridgwater (11%) Safeway/Morrisons, Bridgwater (14%)
Sainsbury, The Clink, Bridgwater (20%)
Sainsbury, Bridgwater (10%) Somerfield Bridgwater (11%) Asda, East Quay, Bridgwater (17%)
Somerfield, Bridgwater (10%) Iceland, Bridgwater (7%) Other local/miscellaneous shops (42%)
Local store, Bridgwater (12%)
5 - Quantock Hills
Local store, Cannington (25%) Co-op Williton (21%) Morrisons, The Broadway, Bridgwater (23%)
Safeway, Bridgwater (10%) Miscellaneous local shops (21%) Sainsbury, The Clink, Bridgwater (23%)
Local Store, Bridgwater (16%) Asda, East Quay, Bridgwater (15%)
Farmfoods, The Clink, Bridgwater (8%)
Combwich (8%)
Little's Grocers, Nether Stowey (8%)
Nether Stowey (8%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (8%)
6 - Bishops Lydeard
Local store, Wellington (17%) Co-op Bishops Lydeard (25%) Co-op, Fore Street, Williton (17%)
Co-op, Wellington (9%) Tesco, Taunton (22%) Co-op, The Square, Wiveliscombe (12%)
Asda, Taunton (7%) Miscellaneous local shops (40%) Co-op, Church Street, Bishops Lydeard (10%)
Local store, Taunton (15%) Tesco, Wellington Road, Tangier, Taunton (8%)
Spar, West Street, Wiveliscombe (7%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (48%)
7 — Minehead Somerfield, Minehead (20%) Tesco, Minehead (24%)
Tesco, Seaward Way, Minehead (20%)
Co-op, Minehead (13%) Spa, Dulverton (24%) Co-op, Liddymore Road, Watchet (14%)
Local store, Dulverton (20%) Kwik Save, Minehead (14%) Co-op, The Avenue, The Parade, Minehead (14%)
Miscellaneous local shops (27%) Iceland, The Avenue, Minehead (10%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (42%)
8 — North Tiverton
Safeway, Tiverton (18%) Tesco, Langport (24%) Spar, Newton Square, Bampton (21%)
Local store, Tiverton (11%) Spa, Bampton (22%) Bampton (7%)
Local Store, Bampton (40%) Somerfield, Tiverton (11%) Tesco, Blundells Way, Tiverton (21%)
Tesco, Tiverton (11%) Morrisons, Kennedy Way, Tiverton (29%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (21%)
9 — Honiton
Local Store, Uffculme (15%) Tesco, Honiton (32%) Tesco, Sidmouth Road, Honiton (36%)
Co-op, Honiton (10%) Co-op, Honiton (13%) Honiton (12%)
Local Store, Willand (10%) Tesco, Tiverton (10%) Tesco, Station Road, Cullompton (7%)
Local store, Honiton (7%) Tesco, Taunton (10%) Other local/miscellaneous shops (46%)
Miscellaneous local shops (15%)
10 — Chard
Local Store, Axminster (16%) Tesco, Chard (26%) Tesco, Tapstone Road, Chard (34%)
Co-op, Illminster (11%) Somerfield, Chard (14%) Tesco, Shudrick Lane, Ilminster (13%)
Local store, Chard (11%) Co-op, Illminster (14%) Co-op, Fore Street, Chard (10%)
Tesco, Honiton (14%) Sainsburys, Holyrood Street, Chard (8%)
Miscellaneous local shops (30%) Other local/miscellaneous shops (36%)
11 - Langport Local store, Langport (53%) Tesco, Langport (40%)
Tesco Metro, North Road, Langport (89%)
Asda, Taunton (10%) Miscellaneous local shops (30%) Langport (7%)
Other local/miscellaneous shops (4%)
Table 3: Non-Food Shopping Market Shares
Sector 2004 Shopping Destinations
2010 Shopping Destinations
1 - Taunton Taunton Town Centre (67%) Taunton Town Centre (44%) Taunton Retail Parks (28%) Taunton Retail Parks (18%) ASDA, Taunton (7%)
2 - Wellington
Taunton Town Centre (52%) Taunton Town Centre (39%) Wellington Town Centre (29%) Wellington Town Centre (17%) Taunton Retail Parks (12%) Taunton Retail Parks (11%) Exeter City Centre (7%)
3 - South East Rural Taunton
Taunton Town Centre (73%) Taunton Town Centre (44%) Taunton Retail Parks (12%) Taunton Retail Parks (13%) ASDA, Taunton (5%) Exeter City Centre (3%) Street Town Centre (3%)
4 - Bridgwater
Bridgwater Town Centre (55%)
Bridgwater Town Centre (29%)
Taunton Town Centre (34%) Taunton Town Centre (23%) Bridgwater Retail Park, The Clink
(7%) ASDA, Bridgwater (4%) Sainsbury's, The Clink (3%) Street Town Centre (4%)
5 - Quantock Hills
Bridgwater Town Centre (47%)
Taunton Town Centre (31%)
Taunton Town Centre (30%) Bridgwater Town Centre (29%) Taunton Retail Parks (8%) Bridgwater Retail Park, The Clink
(6%) Taunton Retail Parks (3%)
6 - Bishops Lydeard
Taunton Town Centre (70%) Taunton Town Centre (42%) Taunton Retail Parks (13%) Taunton Retail Parks (8%) Wellington Town Centre (5%) Wellington Town Centre (4%) Minehead Town Centre (5%) Exeter City Centre (4%) Bristol (3%)
7 — Minehead
Minehead Town Centre (48%) Minehead Town Centre (31%) Taunton Town Centre (34%) Taunton Town Centre (31%) Taunton Retail Parks (5%) Tesco, Minehead (3%)
8 — North Tiverton
Tiverton Town Centre (36%) Tiverton Town Centre (26%) Exeter City Centre (28%) Taunton Town Centre (22%) Taunton Town Centre (21%) Exeter City Centre (17%) Taunton Retail Parks (7%) Wellington Town Centre (3%)
9 — Honiton
Exeter City Centre (31%) Exeter City Centre (34%) Honiton Town Centre (22%) Taunton Town Centre (14%) Taunton Town Centre (24%) Honiton Town Centre (13%) Tiverton Town Centre (5%) Taunton Retail Parks (3%) Tesco, Honiton (2%)
10 — Chard
Taunton Town Centre (38%) Taunton Town Centre (38%) Chard Town Centre (18%) Chard Town Centre (11%) Exeter Town Centre (12%) Yeovil Town Centre (10%) Taunton Retail Parks (6%) Exeter Town Centre (7%) Taunton Retail Parks (6%) Illminster (5%)
11 - Langport
Taunton Town Centre (49%) Taunton Town Centre (30%) Bridgwater Town Centre (4%) Yeovil Town Centre (16%) Bristol & Cribbs Causeway (3%)
Langport Town Centre (7%)
Street Town Centre (9%) Taunton Retail Parks (7%)
Note: the 2004 column is from NLP's weighted data in Table 3C of Appendix C (2005 Retail Study)
APPENDIX 4 Town Centre Boundaries
Taunton Town Centre Boundaries
Wellington Town Centre Boundaries
APPENDIX 5 Glossary
Glossary of Frequently Used Terms
Aggregate Retention Rate
Expenditure of residents of the catchment area which is spent in town, district and local
centres, in retail parks and in freestanding stores which are located within the catchment
area.
COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose)
A classification used to classify both individual consumption expenditure and actual
individual consumption.
Comparison Goods
Durable goods such as clothing, household goods, furniture, DIY and electrical goods.
Convenience Goods
Consumer goods purchased on a regular basis, including food, groceries toiletries and
cleaning materials.
Expenditure
The expenditure in the study area which is available for retail purchases. The expenditure
is a product of the population within the defined study area and the per capita, per annum
expenditure estimates derived from MapInfo/Oxford Economics
Expenditure Retention Rate
Is the amount of retail goods purchases by residents of a defined area expressed as a
percentage of how much expenditure is actually available. For example some residents
may chose to purchase items from other more distant locations and therefore the
retention rate will be reduced.
FOCUS
Is a data provider used by the commercial sector. It provides up to date information
regarding retailer requirements, recent property deals, town centre reports and general
market information
Goad Plans
Centre plans prepared by Experian, which are based on occupier surveys of UK town
centres and retail parks across the country. Provides information on retailer name,
floorspace and location.
Leakage
Expenditure which is generated in one area (e.g. the study area or specific zone) which is
spent outside of that area (e.g outside the study area or in a different zone).
Local Development Framework
The local development framework is a collection of documents that will guide future
development in the local area
Localised Retention Rate
The proportion of expenditure on retail goods in a specific study zone which is spent in
town centres and stores located within that zone.
Management Horizons Europe (MHE)
MHE publish a UK Shopping Index which ranks retail venues in the UK, including town
centres, stand alone malls, retail parks according the strength of multiples and anchor
stores based in each location
Market Share
Market shares derived from the household survey results, which are based on on the
proportion of expenditure attracted to a particular centre or operator.
Multiple
National or regional “chain store” retailers. They are retailers that have a number of stores
located in various towns and cities across the UK.
Net Floorspace
Retail floorspace devoted to the sale of goods, excluding storage space etc.
Prime/Zone A Rents
Prime/Zone A rents indicate the rental value of the first six metres depth of floorspace in
retail outlets from the shop window. It provides a comparable indicator of the strength of
individual outlets within and between towns.
Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)
The regional level planning framework for the regions of England. The RSS is the
strategic level plan charged with informing Local Development Frameworks.
Sales density
The term ‘sales density’ refers to centre/store turnover expressed as a proportion of sales
area and is presented as a monetary value per square metre figure. The higher the sales
density the more efficient the floorspace is operating.
Special Forms of Trading (SFT)
Defined as expenditure not directed to traditional floorspace and includes internet, mail
order, party plan, vending machines, market and road side stalls.
Study Area
This represents the household survey area, which is based on electoral wards
Yield
The yield is a simple benchmark which the property market uses to assess the
comparative attractiveness of different shopping centres. It is the ratio of rental income to
capital value and is expressed in terms of the open market rent of a property as
percentage of the capital value.