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Comment
Issues and Options for the Ipswich Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 24671
Received: 16/10/2017
Respondent: Alice Martin
No - the importance of district centres has been reduced massively due to the growth of supermarket convenience stores (i.e. Sainsburys Local), and closure of post office stores and smaller banks. Nacton Road District Centre is far too big, and there are duplicate stores opening up which will only take business away from other stores in the district centre, increasing the risk of such stores closing. What was a bank has been left empty for over a year. Nacton Road/Clapgate Lane/Raeburn Road are in competition with each other. The empty stores, kebab houses and off-licences do nothing for the area
No - the importance of district centres has been reduced massively due to the growth of supermarket convenience stores (i.e. Sainsburys Local), and closure of post office stores and smaller banks. Nacton Road District Centre is far too big, and there are duplicate stores opening up which will only take business away from other stores in the district centre, increasing the risk of such stores closing. What was a bank has been left empty for over a year. Nacton Road/Clapgate Lane/Raeburn Road are in competition with each other. The empty stores, kebab houses and off-licences do nothing for the area