Object

Representation ID: 66626

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Dr Diana Taulbut

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

- It is not clear what is meant by Lillington Local Shopping Centre in the policy, does the policy mean Crown Way Shops??.If it means the demolition of existing perfectly good buildings then the policy should say so clearly and then public opinion can be sought properly.
- DS18 contains inaccuracies, it is contended that Lillington is not as deprived as set out in the policy justification.
- The proposed regeneration strategy has not been tested to see if it is economically viable / deliverable.
- If "reviewing the existing services" means demolishing the current public services / facilities this does not represent good use of funds as many of the assets are perfectly good enough as they are.
- policy DS18 may embrace very substantial changes to Lillington that are not justified and have not been tested to ensure that they are viable. This makes the plan uncertain and unsound. To enhance conditions/ opportunities in the area the Council needs to identify and target funding. The demolition and re-building of existing facilities does not represent good value and is unnecessary as most services are already located / represented here.
- The policy seems by default to suggest the re-development of Crown Way shops and / or the use of the Mason Avenue public open space for new development. The policy is difficult for the public to understand / interpret and therefore should be made clearer so that meaningful and proper consultation can take place.