Reorganise & redistribute retail floor areas within the extent of the existing building envelope affecting the following existing retail units nos; 18, 19, 20, 24, 98 (anchor unit 03) and 132 at the mall and first floor levels. This will result in the provision of a total of 24sqm additional floor area (circulation) at the mall & first-floor levels and a change of use of 254sqm from the retail area (unit no. 132) at first floor level to circulation area. Existing mall & first floor retail unit no. 132 (2,979 sqm) will be reconfigured to provide the first floor only unit with 795 sqm. Existing mall floor retail unit no. 98 (anchor unit 03) with 1,454 sqm will be extended at mall & first-floor levels (to include the subdivided area of existing unit no. 132) and subdivided at mall floor level to provide a new retail unit no. 133 with 122 sqm and part of a new retail unit no. 134 with 477 sqm, resulting in a proposed total retail floor area of 3,013sqm for unit no. 98 (anchor unit 03) spread over mall & first floor levels. Existing Ground Floor Unit No.s 19, 20 & 24 will be amalgamated with part of the subdivided existing Unit No. 98 (Anchor Unit 03) to provide a new mall level Unit No. 134 (477 sqm). Fit-out to Retail Unit No. 98 (Anchor 03) retail area, back-of-house storage area, provision of staff facilities, canteen & toilets, relocation of the goods-in area from existing location on the west side of centre to a new location on west side accessible from existing dedicated service yard, blocking-up of existing roller shutter & re-cladding of the single-storey brick facade to west elevation, 2 no. proposed new openings for roller shutter and fire escape doors to west elevation, 3 no. new window openings to existing cladding at first floor level on north and west elevations, 6 no. new roof lights to the existing roof, new service risers and plant equipment located within and adjacent to existing plant enclosure at roof level, and all other associated site works. The development also provides for the provision of 5 no. new external signs for Unit 98 (Anchor 03)
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