## Moray Town Centre Health Check 2016 Elgin Town Centre Health Check 2016

There have been various retail activities across Elgin Town Centre since 2014. Two national multiples, Brighthouse and Poundworld, took up relatively large units within the town centre. Other smaller independent new outlets have included Pencil Me In on Batchen Street, Doolittle Doggy Daycare on Lossie Wynd and Curious Minds Education Centre. In comparison to 2012 it was notable that there was an increase in Electronic Cigarette or "Vaping" outlets and also independent shops offering mobile/pc repairs and accessories. In contrast to this there was a decrease in pay-day/cash for gold outlets which had emerged in the 2014 Audit. Vacancies have been created with the closure of Junners toy shop, Sign of the Times, Partco, Café Ecosse and other units. There has been movement between premises by a number of retailers and service providers. For example Dorothy Jacks moved from the High Street into the former New Look in the St Giles Centre, Cotton Loom moved from Batchen to Commerce Street, Esquire moved further west up the High Street, Crafted Moray moved from the High Street into a unit on South Street formerly occupied by Sound and Vision and the Citizen Advice Bureau moved from Batchen to Moss Street. Whilst in some cases this movement between units has resulted in vacancies, the movement within the town centre suggests continued confidence in the location by existing retailers.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 19 July 2016.  

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 86                         | No change             | 23765.5             | Down 99.5 m²          |
| Convenience                  | 18                         | No change             | 15682.5             | Up 112.3 m²           |
| Retail Service               | 47                         | Up  2 units           | 4598.3              | Down 490 m²           |
| Leisure Service              | 65                         | Down 2 units          | 15867.6             | Down 415 m²           |
| Financial & Business Service | 39                         | Down 9 units          | 8357.4              | Down 490.1 m²         |
| Health & Medical             | 11                         | Up 2 units            | Data not recorded   |                       |
| Public Service               | 21                         | Up 2 units            | Data not recorded   |                       |
| Religious Service            | 5                          | No change             | Data not recorded   |                       |
| General Office Use           | 28                         | Up 1 unit             | Data not recorded   |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 36                         | Down 3 units          | 7991                | Up 471 m²             |
| VACANCY %                    | 14.29%                     | Down 1%               | 11.77%              | Up 0.76%              |

 Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

Vacant frontage is measured (scaling off OS base plans) in the core retail areas of the central High Street, South Street, Commerce Street and Batchen Street. 

|                    | Vacant Retail Frontage in Core Retail areas    | % of Frontage that is vacant    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016               | 174m                                           | 13.44%                          |
| Comparison to 2014 | Up 3m                                          | Up 0.2 %                        |
|                    |                                                |                                 |

National multiples (such as Marks and Spencer, Poundland, WH Smith etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 52                 | 34.%                                                     |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | 1 up               | No change                                                |
|                                                                 |                    |                                                          |

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Thursday 23 June 2016. The weather was dry with sunny spells which is comparable to the conditions in 2014. It is notable that the count took place on the day of the EU Referendum and some schools may therefore have been off.  Also previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. These differences may account for some of the differences highlighted.  

| Count Point and Location                                                                           |   Point A   |   Point B  |   Point C  |   Point D  |   Point E  |   Point F  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| A96 Underpass High Street West end Thunderton Place High Street  South Street High Street East end |             |            |            |            |            |            |
| Hourly average pedestrian flow                                                                     |        333  |       148  |       349  |      1138  |       269  |       496  |
 
| Comparison to 2014    |
|-----------------------|
|                       |
|   Point A |   Point B |   Point C |   Point D |   Point E |   Point F |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    2016   |           |           |           |           |           |
|     333   |       148 |     349   |      1138 |       269 |     496   |
|    2014   |           |           |           |           |           |
|     413   |       157 |     439   |      1239 |       312 |     421   |
|    2012   |           |           |           |           |           |
|     397   |       144 |     439.9 |      1132 |       374 |     409   |
|    2010   |           |           |           |           |           |
|     376.9 |       210 |     642   |      1354 |       440 |     481.2 |
Pedestrian flow over time 
Compariso
Compariso
Compariso
10.00-
n to 2014 
11.00-
n to 2014 
12.00
n to 2014 
14.00-
-
Enumeratio
10.55 
11.55 
13.55 
n Point 
 
Up 18 
Down 13 
Down 8 
A 
A96 Underpass  
76 
57 
65 
Up 2 
Down 7 
Down 13 
B 
West end of High Street  
23 
16 
22 
Down 15 
Down 31 
Down 11 
C 
Thunderton Place  
55 
58 
77 
Down 24 
Down 16 
Down 89 
D High Street  
156 
231 
236 
Down 19 
Down 11 
Down 2 
E South Street  
44 
46 
48 
Down 6 
Down 53 
F 
East end of High Street  
55 
75 
129 
Total 
409 
Down 44 
483 
Down 131 
577 
Down 60 
497 
Up 51 
420 
Down 12 
347 
Down 52 
 
14.96
Down 
21.11 
No change 
17.67
No change 
18.18
 
% of Total flow 
% 
% 
% 
 
 
| Compariso   | Compariso   | Compariso   |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| n to 2014   |             |             |
| 15.00       |             |             |
| n to 2014   |             |             |
| 16.00       |             |             |
| n to 2014   |             |             |
| -           | -           |             |
| 14.55       |             |             |
| 15.55       | 16.55       |             |
| Down 11     | Down 54     | Down 12     |
| 59          | 42          | 34          |
| Up 6        | Up 2        | Up 1        |
| 30          | 26          | 31          |
| Down 6      | Up 12       | Down 39     |
| 63          | 60          | 36          |
| Up 16       | Up 22       | Down 10     |
| 197         | 182         | 136         |
| Up 17       | Down 11     | Down 17     |
| 64          | 35          | 32          |
| Up 63       | Up 29       | Up 17       |
| 84          | 75          | 78          |
| Up          | 15.37       | Up          |
| %           | %           | %           |

## Edgar Road Elgin

New occupiers since the 2014 audit include B&M in the former Homebase unit, and Anytime Fitness has occupied Unit 4 at Elgin Retail Park. Screwfix has occupied part of the former Magnet unit and the remaining part continues to be vacant. Edmundson Electrical is now occupied by Ceiling to Floor.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 10 August 2016. 

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 20                         | Up  1 unit            | 21382.15            | Up 663.65 m²          |
| Convenience                  | 2                          | No change             | 12386.8             | No change             |
| Retail Service               | 2                          | Down 1 unit           | 547.2               | Down 78.8 m²          |
| Leisure Service              | 3                          | Up 1 unit             | 972.86              | Up 516.36 m²          |
| Financial & Business Service | 3                          | Down 1 unit           | 1232.5              | Down 521 m²           |
| Health & Medical             | 1                          | No change             | Data not recorded   |                       |
| Public Service               | 1                          | No change             | Data not recorded   |                       |
| Religious Service            | 0                          |                       | Data not recorded   |                       |
| General Office Use           | 0                          |                       | Data not recorded   |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 5                          | No change             |                     | 3260.35               |
| VACANCY %                    | 15.63%                     | Down 0.5%             | 8.46%               | Down 0.87%            |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

National multiples (such as Boots, B&Q, Matalan, Currys etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 18                 | 75%                                                      |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | Down 1             | Down 4 %                                                 |

 

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Friday 24 June 2016. The weather was dry and bright, which is comparable to 2014.  Previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. This may account for some of the differences highlighted.  

| Count Point and Location       | Point A     |
|--------------------------------|-------------|
| Between Next and Costa         |             |
| Hourly average pedestrian flow | 339.8       |
| Comparison to 2014             | Up 110.2    |
|                                |             |

The first column shows the average of the data collected. The 95% confidence figures show the lower and upper levels of the range of figures that we can be 95% certain contains the "true mean" i.e. the true mean could be higher or lower than the standard average due to the limitations of the study. 

## Edgar Road Average Pedestrian Flow Forres Town Centre Health Check 2016

The main changes across the High Street appear to have been within restaurant/takeaways with these changing hands rather than becoming vacant. Home Comforts now occupies the former FUSED store and a Turkish Barber now occupies the former Blythswood shop. A photographer is now occupying 132 High Street which had been vacant in 2014. There have been several new vacancies including the Hydro Electric shop, Oh How Sweet and Sweet Explosion. The former TESCO store on Gordon Street is no longer counted as it has been demolished since the 2014 survey.  This has significantly reduced the vacant floorspace in comparison to 2014.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 29 June 2016. 

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 29                         | Down 3 units          | 4714.8              | Down 209.2 m²         |
| Convenience                  | 13                         | Down 2 units          | 2268.9              | Down 91.3 m²          |
| Retail Service               | 21                         | Up  1 units           | 2489.6              | Up 73.8 m²            |
| Leisure Service              | 25                         | Up 2 units            | 1292.3              | No change             |
| Financial & Business Service | 20                         | Down 1 unit           | 4491.1              | Up 220 m²             |
| Health & Medical             | 4                          | Down 1 unit           | No data recorded    |                       |
| Public Service               | 12                         | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| Religious Service            | 3                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| General Office Use           | 8                          | Up 3 units            | No data recorded    |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 9                          | Up 1 unit             | 834.7               | Down 1713.6 m²        |
| VACANCY %                    | 9.28%                      | Up 1.12%              | 7.2%                | Down 11.62%           |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

 Vacant frontage is measured (scaling off OS base plans) in the core retail areas of the central High Street and Tolbooth Street. 

|                    | Vacant Retail Frontage in Core Retail areas    | % of Frontage that is vacant    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016               | 37.51m                                         | 5%                              |
| Comparison to 2014 | Up 18.51m                                      | Up 2.5 %                        |
|                    |                                                |                                 |

National multiples (such as Boots, McColls, Co-op etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 13                 | 20.63%                                                   |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | Down 1             | No change                                                |
|                                                                 |                    |                                                          |
 

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Friday 24 June 2016. The weather was overcast with some rain towards the end of the survey this is different conditions to 2014 when it was sunny.  Previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. These differences may account for some of the differences highlighted.  

| Hourly average pedestrian flow    | 388    | 466.7     |
|-----------------------------------|--------|-----------|
| Comparison to 2014                | Up 9.3 | Down 73.3 |

The first column shows the average of the data collected. The 95% confidence figures show the lower and upper levels of the range of figures that we can be 95% certain contains the "true mean" " i.e. the true mean could be higher or lower than the standard average due to the limitations of the study. 

| Point A              |   Point B |
|----------------------|-----------|
| Average Flow         |           |
| 388.0                |     466.7 |
| Low 95% Conf.Limit   |           |
| 324.2                |     404.2 |
| High 95% Conf. Limit |           |
| 451.8                |     529.1 |
Pedestrian flow over time 
Enumeration Point 
14.00-14.55 
Comparison to 2014 
15.00-15.55 
Comparison to 2014 
16.00-16.55 
Comparison to 2014 
 
High Street- opposite Savers 
86 
Down 11 
113 
Down 6 
92 
Up 24 
A 
High Street- opposite Boots Chemist 
113 
Down 14 
129 
Down 35 
108 
Down 6 
B 
Total 
199 
Down 25 
242 
Down 41 
200 
Up 18 
 
% of Total Flow 
31% 
Down 1.5% 
37.8% 
Down 3.3% 
31.2% 
Up 4.8% 

## Keith Town Centre Health Check 2016

Several new retail units have opened since 2014; these include Be So Crafty, Lotus Petal and MAC Hair. In addition to this there has been work completed to the Greigs building and another shop unit gaining consent for conversion to residential. This work has helped to improve the appearance of the town centre. The Pop Up shop continues to be active. Strathisla Bakery has moved to a new unit and the former bakery unit remains vacant. Other new vacancies include the former gallery on Reidhaven Square and a unit formerly occupied by Taylors. The Royal Bank of Scotland has also closed.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 6 July 2016. 

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 27                         | Down 1 unit           | 5488.3              | Down 323 m²           |
| Convenience                  | 13                         | No change             | 1422.7              | Up 12.3 m²            |
| Retail Service               | 12                         | Up  3 units           | 960                 | Up 192.2 m²           |
| Leisure Service              | 18                         | Down 1 unit           | 997.7               | Down 80.9 m²          |
| Financial & Business Service | 12                         | Down 2 units          | 1391.8              | Down 225.7 m²         |
| Health & Medical             | 1                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| Public Service               | 1                          | Down 1 unit           | No data recorded    |                       |
| Religious Service            | 1                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| General Office Use           | 5                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 5                          | Down 1 unit           | 641.9               | Down 17.7 m²          |
| VACANCY %                    | 6.67%                      | Down 1.33%            | 6.75%               | No change             |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

 Vacant frontage is measured (scaling off OS base plans) in the core retail area of Mid Street. 

|                    | Vacant Retail Frontage in Core Retail areas    | % of Frontage that is vacant    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016               | 45.33m                                         | 4.6%                            |
| Comparison to 2014 | Down 36.67m                                    | Down 3.8 %                      |
 

National multiples (such as Spar, Post Office  etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 5                  | 9.6%                                                     |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | Down 1             | Down 2.4%                                                |

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Friday 17June 2016. The weather was wet and cold, which is comparable to the poor conditions in 2014.  Previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. This may account for some of the differences highlighted.  

| Count Point and Location                                           | Point A     | Point B    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
| 140 Moss Street - Access to Tesco 130-132 Mid Street - Post Office |             |            |
| Hourly average pedestrian flow                                     | 58.7        | 180        |
| Comparison to 2014                                                 | Up 23.9     | Down 68    |

The first column shows the average of the data collected. The 95% confidence figures show the lower and upper levels of the range of figures that we can be 95% certain contains the "true mean" " i.e. the true mean could be higher or lower than the standard average due to the limitations of the study. 

| Point A              |   Point B |
|----------------------|-----------|
| Average Flow         |           |
| 58.7                 |     180   |
| Low 95% Conf. Limit  |           |
| 25.0                 |      46.8 |
| High 95% Conf. Limit |           |
| 92.4                 |     313.2 |

## Pedestrian Flow Over Time

| Enumeration Point                 | 14.00-14.55    |   Comparison to 2014 15.00-15.55  | Comparison to 2014    |   16.00-16.55  | Comparison to 2014    |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 140 Moss Street - Access to Tesco |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 11                                | Up 4           |                               19  | Up 4                  |            14  | Up 10                 |
| A                                 |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 130-132 Mid Street - Post Office  |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 35                                | Down 10        |                               78  | Down 17               |            22  | Down 24               |
| B                                 |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Total                             |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 46                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Down 6                            |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 97                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Down 13                           |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 36                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Down 14                           |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| % of Total Flow                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 25.7%                             |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Up 1.2%                           | 54.2%          |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Up 2.3%                           | 20.1%          |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Down 3.5%                         |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                   |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |

## Buckie Town Centre Health Check 2016

Since 2014 there have been a number of changes to retail units in Buckie. New retailers such as the Pram Boutique, Amaryllis Gifts and Home and Buckie Home Hardware have opened.  Too Cute and Motion Fitness have occupied previously vacant units and existing businesses have expanded into other formerly vacant units. The Scottish Hydro Electric shop has become vacant since the 2014 survey.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 1 July 2016. 

| Type of Use     |   Number of Units  (2016)  | Comparison to 2014    |   Floorspace (sqm)  | Comparison to 2014    |
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison      |                        28  | Up 1 unit             |              5669   | Up 58.8 m²            |
| Convenience     |                         7  | No change             |              2187.2 | No change             |
| Retail Service  |                        15  | No change             |              1498.1 | Up 11.5 m²            |
| Leisure Service |                        21  | Up 2 units            |              2294.1 | Up 239.9 m²           |
 
| Financial & Business Service    | 13     | Down 2 units    | 2398.5           | Down 214.5 m²    |
|---------------------------------|--------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
| Health & Medical                | 5      | Up 2 units      | No data recorded |                  |
| Public Service                  | 5      | No change       | No data recorded |                  |
| Religious Service               | 4      | No change       | No data recorded |                  |
| General Office Use              | 2      | Up 1 unit       | No data recorded |                  |
| VACANCY                         | 8      | Down 3 units    | 610.9            | Down 329.9 m²    |
| VACANCY %                       | 10.13% | Down 3.79%      | 4.98%            | Up 2.04 %        |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

 Vacant frontage is measured (scaling off OS base plans) in the core retail areas of the East Church Street, West Church Street, Cluny Square, and High Street. 

|                    | Vacant Retail Frontage in Core Retail areas    | % of Frontage that is vacant    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016               | 54.8 m                                         | 5.69%                           |
| Comparison to 2014 | Down 16.2m                                     | Down 1.71 %                     |
|                    |                                                |                                 |

National multiples (such as Superdrug, M&Co, Co-op, Lidl etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 14                 | 28%                                                      |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | Down 1             | Down 2%                                                  |
|                                                                 |                    |                                                          |

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Friday 24 June 2016. The weather was wet and cold, which is comparable to the poor conditions in 2014. Previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. This may account for some of the differences highlighted.  
 

| Hourly average pedestrian flow    | 442.7     | 314.7     |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Comparison to 2014                | Down 38.6 | Down 46.6 |
|                                   |           |           |

The first column shows the average of the data collected. The 95% confidence figures show the lower and upper levels of the range of figures that we can be 95% certain contains the "true mean" " i.e. the true mean could be higher or lower than the standard average due to the limitations of the study. 

| Point A              |   Point B |
|----------------------|-----------|
| Average Flow         |           |
| 442.7                |     314.7 |
| Low 95% Conf. Limit  |           |
| 286.6                |     272.6 |
| High 95% Conf. Limit |           |
| 598.7                |     356.8 |
Pedestrian flow over time 
Comparison to 
11.00-
Comparison to 
12.00-
Comparison to 
Enumeration Point 
10.00-
10.55 
2014 
11.55 
2014 
12.55 
2014 
 
3 High Street - Opposite Ashers 
Bakery 
57 
Down 80 
155 
Up 45 
120 
Up 6 
A 
3-5 East Church Street 
80 
Down 10 
84 
Up 9 
72 
Down 34 
B 
Total 
137 
Down 90 
239 
Up 54 
192 
Down 28 
 
% of Total Flow 
24.1% 
Down 11.8 % 
42.1% 
Up 12.8% 
33.8% 
Down 1% 

## Lossiemouth Town Centre Health Check 2016

In Lossiemouth there have been several new occupiers including Deli-cious, Morscot Utilities, Smugglers Bar, and S Fear Kickboxing. Since 2014 there have been a number of units closed which remain vacant these include Royal Bank of Scotland, Post Office, Campbell Bakers, Pandora's Box and Holistic Health.  

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 13 July 2016. 

| Type of Use                  |   Number of Units  (2016)  | Comparison to 2014    |   Floorspace (sqm)  | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   |                        10  | Down 2 units          |              2637   | Up 75.5 m²            |
| Convenience                  |                         6  | No change             |               576   | Up 33.9 m²            |
| Retail Service               |                         9  | Down 1 unit           |               409.5 | Down 251.7 m²         |
| Leisure Service              |                        18  | Up 2 units            |              1995.3 | Up 416.7m²            |
| Financial & Business Service |                         5  | No change             |               931.1 | Down 237.7 m²         |
 
| Health & Medical    | 2      | Up 1 unit    | No data recorded    |            |
|---------------------|--------|--------------|---------------------|------------|
| Public Service      | 4      | Up 1 unit    | No data recorded    |            |
| Religious Service   | 2      | Up 1 unit    | No data recorded    |            |
| General Office Use  | 1      | Up 1 unit    | No data recorded    |            |
| VACANCY             | 8      | No change    |                     | 540.6      |
| VACANCY %           | 15.69% | Up 0.31%     | 8.77%               | Down 2.78% |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

 Vacant frontage is measured by scaling off OS base plans.  

|                    | Vacant Retail Frontage in Core Retail areas    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2016               | 61.59m                                         |
| Comparison to 2014 | Down 32.41 m                                   |
|                    |                                                |

National multiples (such as Lloyds Pharmacy, Co-op etc.) within the Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service category are counted.  

|                                                                 | Number of Units    | % of Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service units    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| National Multiples (Comparison, Convenience and Retail Service) | 2                  | 8%                                                       |
| Comparison to 2014                                              | No change          |                                                          |
|                                                                 |                    |                                                          |

Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Friday 24 June 2016. The weather was fair and sunny, which is comparable to 2014.  Previous years pedestrian counts were undertaken in September. This may account for some of the differences highlighted.  

| Count Point and Location    | Point A     | Point B    |
|-----------------------------|-------------|------------|
 
| Hourly average pedestrian flow    | 236     | 214    |
|-----------------------------------|---------|--------|
| Comparison to 2014                | Down 12 | Up 24  |

The first column shows the average of the data collected. The 95% confidence figures show the lower and upper levels of the range of figures that we can be 95% certain contains the "true mean" . " i.e. the true mean could be higher or lower than the standard average due to the limitations of the study. 

| Point A               |   Point B |
|-----------------------|-----------|
| Average Flow          |           |
| 236.0                 |     214   |
| Low 95% Conf. Limit   |           |
| 136.9                 |     158.9 |
| High 95 % Conf. Limit |           |
| 335.1                 |     269.1 |

 
Pedestrian flow over time 

| Enumeration Point              | 10.00-10.55    | Comparison to 2014 11.00-11.55    | Comparison to 2014    | 12.00-12.55    | Comparison to 2014    |
|--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 80 Queen Street Opposite Co-op |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 23                             | Down 16        | 45                                | Down 5                | 50             | Up 15                 |
| A                              |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 15 Clifton Road  Rizza's Ices  |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 43                             | Up 4           | 35                                | Up 5                  | 29             | Up 3                  |
| B                              |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| Total                          | 66             | Down 12                           | 80                    |                |                       |
| No change                      |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| 79                             | Up 18          |                                   |                       |                |                       |
|                                |                |                                   |                       |                |                       |
| % of Total Flow                | 29.3%          | Down 6.3 %                        | 35.6%                 | Down 0.9%      | 35.1%                 |

## Smaller Settlements Aberlour

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 14 July 2016. Type of Use  
Number of Units  (2016) 
Comparison to 2014 
Floorspace (sqm) 
Comparison to 2014 
Comparison 
7 
Down 1 unit 
510.9 
Down 32.2 m² 
Convenience 
5 
Up 1 unit 
806.3 
Up 158.9 m² 
Retail Service 
4 
No change 
1661.6 
Down 126.7 m² 
Leisure Service 
9 
No change 
572.9 
No change 
Financial & Business Service 
2 
No change 
233.4 
No change 
Health & Medical 
2 
No change 
No data recorded 
 
Public Service 
3 
No change 
No data recorded 
 
Religious Service 
1 
No change 
No data recorded 
 
 
|           |    | General Office Use    | 1    | No change    | No data recorded    |     |
|-----------|----|-----------------------|------|--------------|---------------------|-----|
| VACANCY   | 0  | No change             |      | 0            | No change           |     |
| VACANCY % | 0% | No change             |      | 0%           | No change           |     |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

## Dufftown

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 14 July 2016. 

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 10                         | No change             | 356.8               | No change             |
| Convenience                  | 6                          | Down 1 unit           | 825.8               | Down 86.4 m²          |
| Retail Service               | 4                          | Down 1 unit           | 82.3                | Down 54 m²            |
| Leisure Service              | 18                         | Down 2 units          | 1294.3              | Down 393.4 m²         |
| Financial & Business Service | 2                          | Down 1 unit           | 1328.2              | Down 88.7 m²          |
| Health & Medical             |                            |                       |                     |                       |
| Public Service               | 3                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| Religious Service            |                            |                       |                     |                       |
| General Office Use           |                            |                       |                     |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 4                          | Up 3 units            | 308.8               | Up 249.6 m²           |
| VACANCY %                    | 9.52%                      | Up 7.19%              | 10.77%              | Up 8.89%              |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

## Fochabers

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 1 July 2016. 

| Type of Use     |   Number of Units  (2016)  | Comparison to 2014    |   Floorspace (sqm)  | Comparison to 2014    |
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison      |                         7  | Down 1 unit           |               693   | Down 75.1 m²          |
| Convenience     |                         4  | Up 1 unit             |               631.1 | No change             |
| Retail Service  |                         3  | No change             |               125.7 | No change             |
 
| Leisure Service              | 9     | No change    | 439.5            | No change    |
|------------------------------|-------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
| Financial & Business Service | 2     | No change    | 312.2            | No change    |
| Health & Medical             | 2     | No change    | No data recorded |              |
| Public Service               | 2     | No change    | No data recorded |              |
| Religious Service            | 1     | No change    | No data recorded |              |
| General Office Use           | 2     | No change    | No data recorded |              |
| VACANCY                      | 1     | No change    |                  | 70.3         |
| VACANCY %                    | 4.17% | No change    |                  | 3.59%        |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.  

## Rothes

The Space in Use Survey was undertaken on the 14 July 2016. 

| Type of Use                  | Number of Units  (2016)    | Comparison to 2014    | Floorspace (sqm)    | Comparison to 2014    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Comparison                   | 7                          | Up 2 units            | 811.9               | Up 317.1 m²           |
| Convenience                  | 3                          | Down 1 unit           | 474.9               | Down 276 m²           |
| Retail Service               | 2                          | No change             | 362.5               | No change             |
| Leisure Service              | 9                          | No change             | 153                 | No change             |
| Financial & Business Service | 4                          | No change             | 203.6               | No change             |
| Health & Medical             | 1                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| Public Service               | 4                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| Religious Service            | 1                          | No change             | No data recorded    |                       |
| General Office Use           |                            |                       |                     |                       |
| VACANCY                      | 2                          | Down 1 unit           | 234.5               | Down 41.1 m²          |
| VACANCY %                    | 8.7%                       | Down 4.34%            | 11.51%              | Down 2.02%            |

Note: VACANCY figures are for units where the last former use was Comparison, Convenience, Retail Service or Leisure Service. Vacant Banks are therefore not included in vacancy figures.  **FLOORSPACE** there is no floorspace data for Hotels and Public House premises.