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Comment

Representation ID: 24997

Received: 13/10/2017

Respondent: Theatres Trust

Cultural facilities include your theatres, live music venues (inc. public houses), community spaces, museums, cinemas, libraries and other public and performance venues and are important in supporting the local/visitor economy by attracting people to centres where other businesses benefit from the flow on effects.
Local plans should therefore support arts/culture at all levels to support the local economy and ensure that all residents/visitors, have access to cultural opportunities. Policies should protect, support and enhance cultural facilities and activities, particularly those which might otherwise be traded in for more commercially lucrative developments, and promote cultural led development as a catalyst for regeneration.