groupings of free-standing superstores, forming a retail village or park (415)

An agglomeration of at least three warehouses.

an out-of-town shopping centre with a few large warehouse-type stores, selling electrical goods, carpets, D.I.Y. goods, building supplies etc.

Out-of-centre or out-of-town retail development consisting of a number of retail warehouses.

A scheme of 3 or more retail warehouse units aggregating over 4,650m 2 with shared parking.

A single development of at least three retail warehouses with associated car parking. Source: NPPG 8 Town Centres and Retailing

A retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses with associated car parking. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large towns and cities, offering an alternative to busy city centres. Typically they host a range of chain stores, including supermarkets such as Tesco or Sainsbury, clothes or footwear superstores such as Brantano, electrical superstores such as PC world or Comet, and DIY stores such as B&Q.