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Comment

Representation ID: 24874

Received: 25/10/2017

Respondent: Jigsaw Planning

District Centres play a vital role within the retail hierarchy providing core facilities to the communities which they serve. Asda support the continued protection of the Stoke Park District Centre in the forthcoming LDF. The Asda store forms part of the District Centre along with a dentist, pharmacy and newsagent. The existing Local Plan (paragraph 9.123)states that District Centres are the more strongly performing centres and rely on a stronger convenience retail offer to underpin their function, vitality and viability. The Stoke Park Centre continues to meet this role and its continued allocation as a District Centre is appropriate.