It is to do with the leases coming to an end, to do with strategic acquisition, and the particular market conditions at the time certain action take place. Time is always now. We must take into consideration that these things happen and therefore having a plan in place is important, having a vision in place is important, even if it is a longer-term vision. Uses such as corner shops have sprung up as a consequence of history. We shouldn't lose sight of that when we try to build new development or forget that the love that someone had in cutting keys or something like that and stayed there, even if it was a marginal activity.
Places change throughout the day and are used in different ways as well.
Temple Bar was a flagging area of the city and it is absolutely remarkable to see the amount of people that are attracted to the area throughout the whole day and evening hours. Mixed-use is also a consequence of land value. This occurs because government allows certain things to happen although quite often mixed use occursbecause nothing else is generated. The street that I live quite close by in Battersea, has become the restaurant quarter. Shops had closed and Wandsworth took a slightly different view to possible uses which allowed other activities to be started.