Retail Measurement Proposition
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Plowman Craven Retail Proposition
Introduction
This proposition is intended for those stakeholders who have a vested interest in commercial retail property
whether this be;
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Owner
Developer
Investor
Agent
Legal Professional
Property Manager
Asset Manager
Contractor
Plowman Craven is a leading Geomatics practice specialising in the provision of laser scanning and
measurement data services to both public and private sectors and, as the largest Geomatics company in the
UK, our access to skilled and specialist resource allows us to respond effectively, no matter the size of the
project or how challenging.
Plowman Craven is the market leader in providing independent and assignable Area Referencing solutions,
accurately measured using the guidelines set out in the RICS Code Of Measuring Practice. The Area
Referencing Team at Plowman Craven draws on valuable knowledge and experience built up over 20 years
of undertaking Area Measurement Surveys. This experience helps us to understand our clients requirements
and deliver no matter if the building is a small high street retail unit or multi-site portfolio in the UK or
worldwide.
We have vast amount of experience in the measurement of shopping centres around the UK, whether that is
as part of the development of a new centre like Trinity, Leeds, or for technical due diligence as part of a sale
like Centrale, Croydon and Kingfisher, Redditch.
The benefits for completing the measurement of the whole centre include;
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Comprehensive measurement - Provide a full review of the centre
Provision of up to date information - No reliance on out of date information, from multiple sources,
presented in different formats
Consistency - All data is measured and presented in the same way
Reduced costs - By holding the historic plans, any updates can be undertaken without the
requirement for extensive re-measurement.
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Services and Products
The following is a selection of the products that we can provide. It should be noted that some cost savings
can be made depending on the requirements. The level of detail can be varied depending on your
requirements for the resulting information. Fee structure does depend on the level of information already
held on file. Examples of these services can be found in the rear of this document.
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Full Detail Floor Plans - Providing a comprehensive data set of the entire centre, including levels
and heights, services
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Mall Flooring - can be used for feasibility for a unit to protrude into the Mall to ensure
that any specific tiling pattern is maintained.
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Underground Services - Confirmation and Mapping of underground service positions
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Building Information Modelling - Creation of an ‘intelligent’ 3D model, used for the design, build
and management of a property.
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Basic General Arrangement Plan - Providing an overall view of the centre including back of house
areas, loading areas and management facilities
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Areas & ITZA calculations - Assignable warranted areas to be used for leasing, Due Diligence for
sale, funding. Gross Internal Areas for Service Charges and Insurance. Net Internal Areas for
leasing
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Land Registry Compliant Lease Plans - Having a base set of plans can reduce the amount of
variance in the appearance and quality of some of the plans
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Mall Elevations - Ideal for incoming tenants to plan their frontage and understand how their unit
sites in relation to neighbouring units
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Sections - Taken through strategic parts of the centre or in individual units to show slab thicknesses
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Reflected Ceiling Plans - To provide information on downstand beams, plant routes, ducting,
sprinkler system, lighting
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Car Parking - design and management of the car park
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External Landscape - looking at the centre in the local surroundings
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Case Studies
Dolphin Centre - Poole - Wereldhave
To assist with a £6.5m investment to introduce new flooring, lighting, signage, glazing and other
improvements, the client turned to Plowman Craven for full measured surveys of all the units and back of
house locations including all service areas, a library and a sports centre.
The multi-faceted nature of the project meant that our dedicated Plowman Craven Project Manager and
team of specialist measured building surveyors were limited to a strict access program. A clear
understanding of the required completion milestones set out by the client was vital from the onset. In order to
meet the tight deadlines and the level of information required, 3D laser scanning technology was used in
appropriate locations to collect data quickly with minimal disruption to customers and staff.
Using a wide range of the latest technology, Plowman Craven also provided elevations and sections
including neighbouring facades on the bus station and surrounding offices.
Our laser scanning instruments collect high accuracy data providing millions of measurements in three
dimensions called point clouds.
The result is an organised 3D digital representation of a subject which is delivered quickly, efficiently and
accurately. Real-time access to this data enables us to extract and provide critical measurements instantly,
or post process, it provides the measurement platform to extract 2D drawings, or 3D models.
Retail Developments
Plowman Craven has been involved in a number of retail developments lead by Land Securities notably
Highcross, Leicester, St David’s Dewi Sant, Cardiff and Trinity, Leeds. These developments have required
multi-phase visit schedules over an extended period of time to fit in with the handover of the units by the
contractor to ensure no delay in providing area measurement.
The measurement of the units has been used to ensure that the
contractual obligations have been fulfilled. The Area Report and
Lease Plans have gone into the Tenant Pack supplied for in coming
tenants.
A number of these projects have seen the new development
incorporated with existing centres. We have undertaken a
measurement of these existing units to ensure that there is a
consistent approach to the measurement and reporting of all units
across the enlarged centre. The reports for the existing centre have
been used for Asset Management to evaluate the options for
maximising the potential from the existing units and mall area.
At St David’s Dewi Sant the development included a significant
residential element to the development above the new shopping
centre. Plowman Craven was commissioned by the developer to
confirm that all the flats had been built to the specifications.
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Northern Retail Quarter, Bracknell – Gardner & Theobald
The Northern Retail Quarter (NRQ) project forms part of an exciting master plan to re-develop the town
centre of Bracknell. The objective is to breathe life into the retail heart of the town, entice custom and key
traders to the area and create an improved visitor experience. The proposal will see a large portion of
existing buildings demolished and the construction of a new state-of-the-art shopping complex comprising
various department stores, major shop units, smaller shop units, a cinema, cafes and eateries and multistorey car parking. The scheme will also include major utility works and public realm enhancements.
In order to assist in planning applications and to ensure accurate design proposals could be produced, a
variety of specialised measurement surveys were required.
Gardiner & Theobald, Project Managers working on behalf of the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership,
enlisted Plowman Craven to undertake the task.
Using a combination of traditional 2D survey methodology and 3D laser scanning, Plowman Craven
provided:
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3D topographical survey of 9 hectares
Internal floor plans of the existing shopping mall
Net Internal Areas of all retail units in the existing mall
External elevations of fifteen buildings for both architectural and Rights of Light purposes
TruView™ of a complex roof structure inside the mall.
Close liaison between the Plowman Craven Project Manager and the various teams involved ensured that
the primary challenges of tight deadlines and access to occupied buildings were effectively managed.
All stakeholders in the re-development project were given the ability to instantly access all measurement
data via a web portal established and hosted by Plowman Craven.
Planning permissions are well under way and large stores including Waitrose and Marks & Spencer have
already committed to occupy space in the town.
Plowman Craven became the preferred supplier for the Northern Retail Quarter measurement exercise due
to its ability to provide the specialist resource required within the specified timeframe, its use of innovative
technology and provision of value added services.
The web portal continues to be hosted by Plowman Craven and remains an essential information tool for
everyone involved in the redevelopment program as it progresses.
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Selection of Shopping Centres Measured by Plowman Craven
Highcross - Leicester
Spindles and Town Square in Oldham.
St David’s Dewi Sant, Cardiff
intu Uxbridge
Trinity, Leeds
intu Bromley
Castlecourt, Belfast
Grange and Pyramids, Birkenhead
Sovereign Shopping Centre
The Mall, Middlesbrough
St Johns Shopping Centre, Liverpool
The Mall, Barnsley
Almondale Shopping Centre
Waterdale, Doncaster
Silverlink Shopping Centre
Newgate, Bishop Auckland
Eden Shopping Centre
Bath Shopping Centre
Ortongate Shopping Centre
Lakeside Shopping Centre
N1 Shopping Centre
Stratford Shopping Centre
Halton Lea Shopping Centre
Centrale Shopping Centre, Croydon
Guildhall Shopping Centre
Kingfisher Shopping Centre
Green Lanes Shopping Centre Barnstaple
Newkirkgate Shopping Centre
East Kilbride Shopping Centre
Houndshill Shopping Centre
Treaty Shopping Centre
Gates in Durham,
County Square in Ashford,
Strand in Bootle,
Rivergate Centre in Irvine,
Haymarket in Leicester,
Swansgate in Wellingborough
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Example 1 - Basic General Arrangement Plan
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Example 2 - Full Detail Floor Plan
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Example 3 - Areas & ITZA Calculation
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Example 4 - Land Registry Compliant Lease Plan - Standard
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Example 5 - Land Registry Compliant Lease Plan - Client Specification
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Example 6 - Elevations in Context
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Example 7 - Detail Front Elevation
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Example 8 - Section
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Example 9 - Building Information Modelling (Revit)
BIM Level 2
BIM Level 4
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