Malls and Town Centres How to tell if it’s one or the other? Council relies on Heath & Lunday Size Position Wedge KAC
=3.7 ha Barrington 15,200 sqm (Source PCNZ) in 37,000 sqm site area excluding streets, 50,500 including streets
rShopping Centres & Streets = Land area required Streets and open space generally represent 30% of total land area 17.3 ha with streets = 22.5 ha
56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) Botany – 17.6 ha 56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) Car parks and blank walls facing streets – some decked parking
56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) Botany – 17.6 ha 56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) Car parks and blank walls facing streets
56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) Botany – 17.6 ha 56,600 sqm Retail (Source MfE) If a town centre Botany Downs is too small (due to loss of parking)
66,000 sqm retail (Source: Urbacity) Nelson Core 6 blocks – 25 ha 66,000 sqm retail (Source: Urbacity) Population 46,000 Streets 7 ha