Town Centre Health Checks January 2023
Summary
Since 2018, Erewash Borough Council has produced an annual health check document regarding its two town centres; Long Eaton and Ilkeston, as well as its two local centres; Borrowash and Sandiacre. This year four village centres have been added, in keeping with the draft Local Plan produced by Erewash Borough Council in 2022. These centres are; Breaston, Draycott, Little Eaton, and West Hallam.
These reports help provide The Council with information on planning use class, business type and vacancy rates. Regular updates help to ensure effective monitoring of the Borough’s centres and reveal any patterns of change.
The information in this document is based on the latest monitoring conducted during January and February 2023.
The Council is now able to compare this years’ data with 2018 - 2022’s data for vacancy rates. In previous years we have been able to use the data to compare planning use classes too. However, another change recently has been the introduction of new planning use classes. These came into effect on 1st September 2020. We have removed the comparison of the old classes from the tables.
As in previous year’s documents, business categories were also monitored alongside previous data from the WYG Retail Needs Study Goad Centre Report 2006. This survey did not include details of the units which fell outside of these categories such as commercial, non-commercial and residential. In this document we have filled in those gaps by going over the previous data again to give a clearer look at trends that are appearing in the centres. These tables, for Long Eaton and Ilkeston, can be found towards the end of this document.
The data for business categories has only been completed for the Town Centres of Long Eaton and Ilkeston and not for the Local or Village Centres.
Ilkeston Town Centre Key Facts
Ilkeston Town Centre (Town Centre as a whole)
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of Town Centre (Ha) | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Total Number of Units | 297 | 304 | 303 | 300 | 293 | 296 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 40 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 38 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 13% |
Ilkeston Primary Shopping Area (PSA)
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of PSA (Ha) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Total Number of Units | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 79 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 11% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 15% | 15% |
Ilkeston Business Category Data
| Category | Units 2018 | % 2018 | Units 2019 | % 2019 | Units 2020 | % 2020 | Units 2021 | % 2021 | Units 2022 | % 2022 | Units 2023 | % 2023 | % Increase/Decrease from previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience - Retail | 20 | 7% | 20 | 7% | 20 | 7% | 21 | 7% | 19 | 7% | 18 | 6% | - 1% |
| Comparison - Retail | 69 | 23% | 72 | 24% | 63 | 21% | 63 | 21% | 64 | 22% | 60 | 20% | - 2% |
| Retail Services | 39 | 13% | 47 | 15% | 51 | 17% | 52 | 17% | 53 | 18% | 58 | 20% | + 2% |
| Leisure Services | 56 | 19% | 54 | 18% | 56 | 18% | 58 | 19% | 54 | 18% | 59 | 20% | + 2% |
| Financial/Business | 31 | 10% | 34 | 11% | 36 | 12% | 38 | 13% | 31 | 10% | 31 | 10% | 0% |
| Unknown/Vacant | 48 | 16% | 37 | 12% | 37 | 12% | 30 | 10% | 36 | 12% | 42 | 14% | + 2% |
| Residential | 26 | 9% | 23 | 8% | 23 | 8% | 23 | 8% | 12 | 4% | 11 | 4% | 0% |
| Other Commercial | 1 | 0% | 7 | 2% | 6 | 2% | 6 | 2% | 11 | 4% | 8 | 3% | - 1% |
| Other non-commercial | 7 | 2% | 10 | 3% | 11 | 4% | 9 | 3% | 13 | 5% | 9 | 3% | - 2% |
| Total | 297 | 100% | 304 | 100% | 303 | 100% | 300 | 100% | 293 | 100% | 296 | 100% |
Ilkeston Use Class Breakdown
| Use Class | Number of Units 2023 | Proportion of Use Class as % of all Town Centre Units | Number of Vacant Units | Proportion of Vacant Units within each Use Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% |
| B8 | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
| C1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C2a | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C3 | 11 | 4% | 0 | 0% |
| C4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| E | 232 | 78% | 32 | 14% |
| F.1 | 7 | 2% | 0 | 0% |
| F.2 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% |
| Sui Generis | 38 | 13% | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 4 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 296 | 100% | 38 |
Long Eaton Town Centre Key Facts
Long Eaton Town Centre (Town centre as a whole)
| year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of Town Centre (Ha) | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Total Number of Units | 253 | 252 | 252 | 251 | 258 | 258 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 17 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 20 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 7% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Long Eaton Primary Shopping Area (PSA)
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of PSA (Ha) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Total Number of Units | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 72 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 7% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% |
Long Eaton Business Category Data
| Category | Units 2018 | % 2018 | Units 2019 | % 2019 | Units 2020 | % 2020 | Units 2021 | % 2021 | Units 2022 | % 2022 | Units 2023 | % 2023 | % increase/decrease from previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience - Retail | 20 | 8% | 20 | 8% | 18 | 7% | 18 | 7% | 18 | 7% | 13 | 5% | - 2% |
| Comparison - Retail | 59 | 23% | 67 | 26% | 58 | 23% | 58 | 23% | 50 | 19% | 50 | 19% | 0% |
| Retail Services | 36 | 14% | 38 | 15% | 39 | 15% | 38 | 15% | 42 | 16% | 38 | 15% | - 1% |
| Leisure Services | 40 | 16% | 40 | 16% | 36 | 14% | 40 | 16% | 45 | 17% | 47 | 19% | + 2% |
| Financial/Business | 35 | 14% | 35 | 14% | 36 | 14% | 37 | 15% | 40 | 16% | 39 | 15% | - 1% |
| Unknown/Vacant | 35 | 14% | 26 | 10% | 38 | 15% | 29 | 12% | 30 | 12% | 28 | 11% | - 1% |
| Residential | 20 | 8% | 20 | 8% | 21 | 8% | 21 | 8% | 19 | 7% | 19 | 7% | 0% |
| Other Commercial | 4 | 2% | 4 | 2% | 4 | 2% | 5 | 2% | 9 | 4% | 16 | 6% | + 2% |
| Other non-commercial | 4 | 2% | 3 | 1% | 3 | 1% | 6 | 2% | 5 | 2% | 7 | 3% | + 1% |
| Total | 253 | 100% | 253 | 100% | 253 | 100% | 252 | 100% | 258 | 100% | 258 | 100% |
Long Eaton Use Class Breakdown
| Use Class | Number of Units 2023 | Proportion of Use Class a Percentage of all Town Centre Units | Number of Units Vacant | Proportion of Vacant Units within each Use Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
| B8 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C2a | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| C3 | 19 | 7% | 0 | 0% |
| C4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| E | 190 | 74% | 15 | 8% |
| F.1 | 6 | 2% | 0 | 0% |
| F.2 | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
| Sui Generis | 32 | 12% | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 8 | 3% | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 258 | 100% | 20 |
Borrowash Local Centre
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Total Number of Units | 40 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 3% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 11% |
(No data available for 2021)
Sandiacre Local Centre
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Total Number of Units | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
(No data available for 2021)
Breaston Village Centre
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 2.9 |
| Total Number of Units | 42 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 2 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 5% |
(Data not collected prior to 2023)
Draycott Village Centre
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 4.8 |
| Total Number of Units | 90 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 3 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 3% |
(Data not collected prior to 2023)
Little Eaton Village Centre
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 2.5 |
| Total Number of Units | 27 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 0 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 0% |
(Data not collected prior to 2023)
West Hallam Village Centre
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Size of Centre (Ha) | 1 |
| Total Number of Units | 16 |
| Total Number of Vacant Units | 3 |
| Percentage of Units Vacant | 19% |
(Data not collected prior to 2023)
2006 Comparison Data
A town centre study was carried out in 2006, it is included here as a baseline to highlight changes over the 17 years.
| ILKESTON | 2006 Number | 2006 Percentage | 2023 Number | 2023 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience Retail | 25 | 9% | 18 | 6% |
| Comparison Retail | 86 | 29% | 60 | 20% |
| Retail Services | 38 | 13% | 58 | 20% |
| Leisure Services | 45 | 15% | 59 | 20% |
| Financial and Business | 32 | 11% | 31 | 10% |
| Unknown/Vacant | 32 | 11% | 42 | 14% |
| Residential | 21 | 7% | 11 | 4% |
| Other Commercial | 4 | 1% | 8 | 3% |
| Other Non-commercial | 10 | 3% | 9 | 3% |
| Long Eaton | 2006 Number | 2006 Percentage | 2023 Number | 2023 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience Retail | 21 | 8% | 13 | 5% |
| Comparison Retail | 92 | 36% | 50 | 19% |
| Retail Services | 31 | 12% | 38 | 15% |
| Leisure Services | 45 | 18% | 47 | 19% |
| Financial and Business | 38 | 15% | 39 | 15% |
| Unknown/Vacant | 15 | 6% | 28 | 11% |
| Residential | 7 | 3% | 19 | 8% |
| Other Commercial | 3 | 1% | 16 | 6% |
| Other Non-commercial | 4 | 2% | 7 | 3% |
Boundaries
To see the boundary maps for the town and local centres please visit our map portal by clicking this link: Erewash Map Portal and selecting the Planning (Policy Data) category and then ticking the box next to Town and Local Centres.