Thursday, March 7, 2019
Is there a pattern to commercial land use in Ormskirk town Centre?
After completing my Landuse survey map, I have set in motion thither is a mannequin, albeit sometimes random, in Ormskirk town affectionateness. Ormskirk Town Centres totality argona is placed near the clock lift or market cross. The market cross is at a mating between church Street, Burscough Street and Aughton Street.In Ormskirk Town Centre there is a clustering of convenience goods or give away goods outlets set in the core. Convenience goods, are those goods we buy most often, on a day-after-day basis e.g.) newspaper, milk. Sayers (the bakers) in Burscough Street is an example of adept of these convenience/frequent goods stores. It is a chain store and can therefore afford to buy off the elevated rent rates for buildings in the core. Although expensive, being set in the core has many advantages e.g.) being located here means that it is real accessible and it therefore bene play offs from a high school pedestrian density and a large exceedingly trade. These type of frequent goods stores affirm heavily on passing trade for a good part of their income which is why they are located here.There are lots of examples of laudatory landuse in the core area e.g.) the location of cafes and pubs near to shops using the idea shopping and whence resting/eating e.g.) Java Juice Bar and Subway on Burscough Street. These eateries also cater for the towns workforce when on lunch breaks. A nonher example of complimentary landuse in the core is the location of banks there is one situated on each of the 4 main streets e.g.) Halifax on the corner of Aughton Street and Church Street. This enables shoppers to draw money out and then spend it later on in the shops (the shops then deposit their takings in the bank).Often in the core, there are many shops selling similar goods and here you abide by examples of comparative degree shopping e.g.) there are 2 card shops in the core (Clinton Cards on Church Street and Hallmark on Moor Street) Shoppers lead compar e prices between these 2 shops, so they will be in competition with each other. Another example of comparative shopping implys the market stalls (which all sell similar goods, similar food and clothes).Another pattern I found was not 1 that links with frequent goods, but rather infrequent services e.g.) solicitors and accountants. These headmaster services are infrequently used and are found in the periphery e.g.) The Solicitors on Derby Street. They are situated here because they dont rely on passing trade, people seek them out specially this is on advantage, because they dont have to pay the high prices (rents/rates) for buildings in the core.As I found in the core there are lots of examples of complimentary landuse in the periphery too e.g.) along Derby Street the police station, the solicitors and the magistrates court of law are all located each providing a service for one another.Also located in the periphery are the large supermarkets these convey large areas of cheap land (not available in the core) they need this infinite for large single storey buildings and usually car parks as well (which is an example of complimentary landuse). Another reason for being located here, is the fact that like the professional services e.g.) accountants they dont rely on passing trade people make special trips to the supermarket, therefore they need to be accessible by car not necessarily by floor and so can afford not to be in a pedestrianised area and even though supermarkets are chain stores they are not found in the core with the others for this reason.Although most of the goods and services conform to this pattern in commercial landuse i.e.) very frequently used goods and services situated in the core and professional/infrequently used goods and services situated in the periphery, there are some anomalies e.g.) Iceland supermarket on Moorgate doesnt quite fit the pattern it is almost within the core. It was probably built there to seduce advantage of t he already established car park (complimentary landuse).Another unusual person I found is not one specific to Ormskirk Town Centre but to most town centre core areas. Both commonwealth Agents and Travel Agents are examples of infrequent/professional services (that are commonly situated in the periphery) yet are found in the core. This is because dissimilar the other infrequent services Estate Agents and Travel Agents rely on passing trade and the need to be seen and they can achieve this by setting up in the core where there is a high pedestrian density (often they are chain stores and can afford the high prices and small office spaces in the core). An example of complimentary landuse can include the duo of Estate Agents and solicitors being found together e.g.) Collertons Estate Agents and J.K.P Solicitors on Church Street.
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