Comment

Representation ID: 1270

Received: 20/10/2010

Respondent: Savills

The stock of floorspace ageing, the quality of buildings and facilities are poor and there is a lack on modern planning controls over its use. There is little prospect of employment or employment-led redevelopment on feasibility, including access or viability grounds. There is also some potential discrepancy between this proposed policy and the preferred option for Grainger Road in the CAAP which envisages employment - led mixed use development at Grainger Road. Further clarification is required in the Submission Draft DMDPD on the interaction between this policy and the requirement of DM22 in particular the requirement to reprovided equivalent jobs under DM22 1(ii) (see below). Does that requirement relate to any redevelopments of the List 2 and List 3 sites? We propose that Grainger Road should be redeveloped for residential use - with a high proportion of family accommodation and affordable housing. It is preferable to see the site brought back to active use and to meet an identifiable need rather than hope that employment will flourish
Grainger Road should be reclassified as one of the List 3 sites - those where appropriate non-employment uses will be allowed.