Where do you live and how far do you travel to get there, time wise?
And do you go often? I'm planning on viewing a retail unit there but I am trying to understand why you would go there if you live closer to Edinburgh or Glasgow? I I guess it's easier/cheaper to park and easier to get in and out than either of the busy cities and everything under one roof, but is that a good enough reason to go there for most people?
For anyone who lives nearby and goes there often, is it fairly consistently busy all week or mainly only at weekends?
The sort of retail business we have is one that people will travel to if they need it, it's a specialist shop that caters to a specific market, so you won't find one in every town. The current shop we have now in England is one where people drive for up to two hours to visit because they aren't better served by anyone closer. As far as we can tell there isn't a bigger or better shop than ours serving this customer base in all of Scotland, so we are hoping people will travel from Glasgow in particular. Edinburgh is obviously less of a journey.
If you have teenagers do they ever go the Centre on public transport?
Is there much anti social behaviour and crime in that mall? I mean any more or less than you'd expect to find anywhere these days, sadly. But compared to being in the centre of Edinburgh or Glasgow for example?
And lastly, I've heard that Livingston can be a bit of a soulless new build sprawl and that the surrounding area is currently growing at a huge rate, but is it a fairly civilised and decent place to live, if not exactly exciting? I know there isn't much there apart from the mall and lots of housing estates, but what is general feel of the place? We may need to live there for a while if this comes off.
Thank you so much for any feedback, it will be much appreciated.