Comment

Representation ID: 4232

Received: 25/09/2009

Respondent: Aldi Stores Ltd

Agent: WYG Planning & Design

The principle of accomodating new retail and town centre uses within and adjoining the main centres in the district, in order to sustain and enhance their vitality and viability, accords with government policy and is supported, it should be recognised that it is not possible to meet all of the identified retail floorspace needs in the Council's Retail and Leisure Study in such locations. Therefore a criteria based policy is needed in the Core Strategy to enable appropriate out of centre retail developments to be considered, in addition to any specific policies/proposals for retail/town centre uses in the main centres.