DM23 - Retail Proposals Outside Defined Centres

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Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Representation ID: 5380

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Applekirk Properties Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Object to Policy CS23 as it cannot be considered to have been positively prepared and is not justified as the strategy will not provide the future capacity for comparison and convenience retail floorspace identified in the evidence base. The NPPF requires local planning authorities to allocate a range of suitable sites to meet the scale and type of retail development needed. We consider that Policy CS23 fails to do this. The focus on the Central Shopping Area alone for major new retail development (here defined as over 200sqm) will not meet the requirements for retail floorspace over the plan period.

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Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Representation ID: 5599

Received: 26/02/2015

Respondent: WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The wording of the draft Core Strategy is vague. The apparent requirement for an RIA [Retail Impact Assessment] for retail schemes of 200sqm and above is draconian and instead a threshold of 1,000sqm should be adopted.

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