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In the ], a '''retail park ''' is a grouping of many ] ] and superstores with associated ]ing. Its North American equivalent is a ]. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large ]s and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households owning a car. They offer an alternative to busy ]s. Such developments have been encouraged by cheaper more affordable land on the outskirts of towns and cities, and with loose planning controls in a number of Enterprise Zones, making planning and development very easy.<ref></ref> However, in more recent years, in many areas across the UK, planning controls have been tightened up in order to preserve the countryside. This has made it harder for such developments to go ahead, resulting in many smaller, more compact retail parks, sometimes only consisting of about three or four stores being built on former ] sites. There are also environmental disadvantages to large retail parks on the rural fringe, including the increased traffic and pollution that occurs in getting there. |
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In the ], a '''retail park ''' is a grouping of many ] ] and superstores with associated ]ing. Its North American equivalent is a ]. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large ]s and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households owning a car. They offer an alternative to busy ]s. Such developments have been encouraged by cheaper more affordable land on the outskirts of towns and cities, and with loose planning controls in a number of Enterprise Zones, making planning and development very easy.<ref></ref> However, in more recent years, in many areas across the UK, planning controls have been tightened up in order to preserve the countryside. This has made it harder for such developments to go ahead, resulting in many smaller, more compact retail parks, sometimes only consisting of about three or four stores being built on former ] sites. There are also environmental disadvantages to large retail parks on the rural fringe, including the increased traffic and pollution that occurs in getting there. |
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Typically they host a range of ], including ]s such as ], ] or ], ] , clothes or footwear ] such as ], ], ] & ], electrical superstores such as ], ], ] or ], carpet or furniture stores such as ], ], ], ] and ], and ] stores such as ], ] & ]. Many retail parks across the UK and Ireland also contain a ]. Owing to their out-of-town sites, abundance of free parking and proximity to major roads, retail parks are often easier to reach than central shopping areas, and as a result often take away trade from city centre retailers.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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Typically they host a range of ], including supermarkets, clothes or footwear ], electrical stores, carpet and others. Owing to their out-of-town sites, abundance of free parking and proximity to major roads, retail parks are often easier to reach than central shopping areas, and as a result often take away trade from city centre retailers.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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Notable examples of retail parks include the ] retail park on the outskirts of ] and the 'Racecourse' retail park, next to the famous ] site in ], Liverpool. In Ireland many British stores often appear in retail parks. Irish stores such as ] and ] are also sometimes present. |
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