Policy ETC3: New retail, leisure and other main town centres development

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Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 759

Received: 23/11/2016

Respondent: Mr Michael Hague-Moss

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Object to ETC3: Future retail trends (online shopping) not reflected, there should be no retail development in villages, use underused retail units for housing

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The plan fails to understand the future of retailing in villages and towns. The accelerating trend to online shopping will continue. Retail development in villages is the route disaster and is unsustainable. Any retail development must be restricted to urban areas where people want to shop. All the empty and underused retail outlets could easily be converted to affordable housing. e.g. Tesco supermarkets

Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 4228

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd

Agent: Indigo Planning Limited

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Object to ETC3: Retail impact assessment threshold is too high

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Support

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 4355

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Kiafield Properties Ltd

Agent: Bidwells

Representation Summary:

Support ETC3: Flexibility and support for other employment-generating uses

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Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 6097

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Objection to ETC3 in relation to Hitchin:
-scale of change proposed not required up to 2026,would be detrimental to the town centre
-total retail figure should be reduced and a different strategy for the town centre would be appropriate

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Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 6105

Received: 21/11/2016

Respondent: Rumball Sedgwick

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Object to ETC3: Contains provisions or seek to introduce controls that are rendered completely otiose by the operation of the GPDO.

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