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Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document
Representation ID: 5359
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G)
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy SP7 does not allocate sufficient sites to meet the projected demand for commercial leisure space. The Jewson site (IP028b/UC029) must be considered for town centre use including leisure. The [NPPF] requirement to allocate sufficient sites for leisure development is reinforced by the 2013 DTZ report, which recognises that the centre has a relative lack of leisure and food/drink units. Policy SP7 allocates only one site for leisure development (the former Odeon Cinema, c. 2,500 sq m). This does not meet demand for commercial leisure (A3‐A5 only) up to 2016 (forecast at 2,660-4,000sq m (net)).
See attached.