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Representation ID: 24403

Received: 01/12/2016

Respondent: Ashfield Land Limited

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Ashfield Land is however concerned regarding the need to provide a "town centre first approach to the location of offices". It is accepted that office uses are a Main Town Centre Use within the NPPF, and sequential testing should be used when assessing appropriate sites.

However, by defining a site as an Employment Area, the requirement to provide a sequential test within these areas should be removed. If a site is seeking to attract
employment, then office uses should also be encouraged.