{"id":9874,"date":"2015-03-28T16:06:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T16:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2015-03-28T16:06:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T16:06:04","slug":"click-and-collect-coming-to-your-high-street-without-pp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9874","title":{"rendered":"Click and collect coming to your high street – without PP!"},"content":{"rendered":"

New changes in planning regulations that allow the installation of \u2018click and collect\u2019 delivery boxes without Planning Permission (PP) come into force in mid-April.<\/span><\/p>\n

Government writes:
\n<\/span>High streets across the country will be better equipped to meet the needs of their customers under measures announced today (25 March 2015).<\/p>\n

From 15 April shops and other retailers will be able to install \u2018click and collect\u2019 lockers without the bureaucracy of getting planning permission.\u00a0 The move will encourage more shoppers to their high streets, enabling them to visit more shops to collect their online purchases.\u00a0 The UK is the biggest user of click and collect services, with use expected to double within 3 years.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s measures are part of a wider package to support the Great British high street, helping to breathe new life into communities and grow local businesses.<\/p>\n

Today, the government confirmed a feasibility study will be conducted for a one-stop-shop offering advice to local retailers, councils and trading groups on how to compete on the digital high street.\u00a0 The study will be led by Google\u2019s UK Sales Director Peter Fitzgerald, and will look at the technology, training, advice, skills and infrastructure that smaller traders need to adapt to the new way people shop and use their town centres.<\/p>\n

Ben Dowd, Business Director at O2 and Martin Butler, IBM\u2019s Vice-President of Retail will co-lead a workstream on the \u2018High Street Digital Health Index\u2019 to help local authorities and businesses understand how they can improve their digital capabilities.<\/p>\n

Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis said: \u2018Far from threatening the high street, online shopping offers a new opportunity. How we shop is changing radically and I want to help our high streets thrive from online competition.\u00a0 Today\u2019s measures will mean even more retailers can offer \u2018click and collect\u2019 services, encouraging shoppers to visit their businesses and pick up their purchases at a time that suits them.\u00a0 It\u2019s just one of a range of measures we\u2019re taking to boost the Great British high street, encourage shoppers to the town centre and get shops to grow and thrive.\u2019<\/p>\n

High Streets Minister Penny Mordaunt said:
\n\u2018We know digital is the way forward for our high streets and initiatives like the digital index will help traders and businesses to compete more effectively.\u00a0 I am delighted these industry experts will take forward this work and am sure their advice, training, expertise and support will allow local retailers to reach their full potential.\u00a0 High streets contribute billions of pounds to the economy and the government is committed to supporting them as part of our long-term economic plan to create jobs and boost local communities.\u2019<\/p>\n

View the news release<\/a><\/p>\n

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