Do not agree. Forget private retail shops, the traditional perhaps long gone now mythical notion of a nation of shopkeepers idyll. There will be no chance of a return after this, room only for chain shops, no individual shops, may be anticipated unless they be of less than 100 sqm presumably including storage, wcs, restrooms and staff bicycle storage facility. If there is potential for profit it would seem that the local authority want a greater part of it (on top of LA fees, tax on profits, VAT, etc). The trouble is they want it before it has occurred. It has to be earnt and it not always is. There may not be any and by taking it before the business even opens its doors they lessen the prospect of profit arising. CIL is in danger of giving birth to cheaper construction as cuts are made to make development viable.