Policy Documents for Download -

ATCM Response to Charities Review 2006
Submission by ATCM to the Cabinet Office on the issue of face to face fundraising on high streets.
Posted: 27/04/12 | Filesize: 235 Kb

ATCM Response to the Portas High Street Review consultation

Posted: 19/10/11 | Filesize: 240 Kb

Response to rebalancing of Licensing Act - Sept 2010
This response to the ‘Rebalancing of the Licensing Act’ has been prepared for the Alcohol Strategy Unit of the Home Office on behalf of the Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) - a not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of town and city centres. It has more than 540 members including key stakeholders in town and city centres. More than 400 of its members are town and city centre management initiatives. Nearly all of these work as partnerships, some with several hundred contributing members. They develop and implement shared visions, strategies and action plans for a total of more than 700 district, town and city centres throughout the UK.
Posted: 08/07/11 | Filesize: 355 Kb

DSD(NI) Proposals on BIDs and Pavement Cafés
In December 2010, the Department for Social Development introduced proposals for the introduction of legislation enabling Business Improvement Districts and Pavement Cafés for Northern Ireland. Attached in the response of ATCM NI.
Posted: 01/03/11 | Filesize: 191 Kb

ATCM Response to NPPF Review
In December 2010, CLG announced that it would consolidate all the separate planning policy statements and guidance, into one for the purpose of streamlining the planning system. It called for views on what should be included in a new National Planning Policy Framework. This is ATCM's response.
Posted: 01/03/11 | Filesize: 217 Kb

Street Trading and Pedlary in Great Britain - Final Report
This report has been produced by the Policy Research Group at St. Chad’s College, Durham, on behalf of Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and is based on a study carried out during June-September 2008. . It is about street trading and its permissions and focused on licensing, rather than on safety (CE marks), food safety, insurance and other concerns closer to trading standards. The report draws special attention to the question of the current practices in licensing and enforcement and whether these are appropriate and sufficient to effectively manage the issues of pedlary and illegal street trading. It is based on information supplied by local authorities, the police, street traders and pedlars, collected using a combination of interviews and focus groups, and a number of surveys carried out over the telephone, by email, by post and on the street.
Posted: 25/02/09 | Filesize: 652 Kb

Supplementary Business Rate - ATCM Response to DCLG Enquiry
In many parts of the country there is a need for investment in major infrastructure that would bring long term economic and social benefit. The success of BIDs in the UK has demonstrated that businesses will agree to pay an additional levy associated with their business rate to fund shared projects. The proposal in the Lyons report to introduce a Supplementary Business Rate therefore appears logical. However, it is our view that the proposals as made will destroy the basic concept of trust that is behind the success of BIDs to date and will almost certainly end BIDs in this country just as they are beginning to demonstrate real success.
Posted: 09/10/07 | Filesize: 36 Kb

Scottish Planning Policy 8
This draft Scottish Planning Policy ( SPP) sets out the Executive's policy for town centres and the key uses which contribute to their economic growth and enhancement. When finalised it will replace NPPG 8 Town Centres and Retailing, published in October 1998. While the underlying policy remains unaltered, this SPP clearly and concisely emphasises the Executive's support for town centres. The document acknowledges the importance of a broader range of land uses rather than a specific focus on retailing. The content of the draft SPP takes account of the findings of research into the operation of NPPG8
Posted: 24/03/06 | Filesize: 120 Kb

ATCM Response to SPP8 Consultation
The ATCM (Association of Town Centre Management) welcomes the proposed revision to NPPG8 as set out in the consultation draft. We are supportive of its content and its brevity, which we believe has not harmed its clarity. Perhaps not surprisingly, we fully support the premise that “Vibrant, thriving town centres should be the focus for communities” [Paragraph 3].
Posted: 24/03/06 | Filesize: 77 Kb

ATCM Scotland Response to SPP8 Consultation
The Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) in Scotland welcomes the proposed revision to NPPG8 as set out in the consultation draft. The new guidance comes at a time when a number of concerns are being raised throughout Scotland on the decline of some traditional town centres and the perceived impact of out-of-town developments.
Posted: 24/03/06 | Filesize: 54 Kb

CZECH REPUBLIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Below you will find a questionnaire on Community Development Planning that our Czech partners (Europa House) have asked us to distribute among Town and City Councils in the UK. Please email or post your complete questionnaire direct to: Martina Langweilová Community Work Centre, Konìvova 18, 40001 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Email: langweilova@ckpul.cz
Posted: /06/06 | Filesize: 273 Kb