Object
Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016
Representation ID: 2844
Received: 15/12/2016
Respondent: Stockvale Group
Agent: Stockvale Group
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
The Stockvale Group strongly objects to the use of the Car Parking Study that was commissioned by
Southend Borough Council and undertaken by Steer Davies Gleave as part of the evidence base of the SCAAP. There are numerous issues with this study, both in terms of its scope, methodology, surveys carried out and the extent to which it takes into account the specific needs of the seafront
tourism businesses.
Stockvale has commissioned transport planning consultants at RPS to review this from a technical perspective and the RPS Technical Note is attached to these representations (see below) and should be read alongside them.
The key conclusions are set out in our representations to Policy DS5.
RPS has prepared the following representations to Southend Borough Council's Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP), Revised Proposed Submission Version (November 2016) The following Headings represent Paragraphs or Policies contained within the SCAAP. These representations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying completed Representations Forms.
Our client operates the largest and most successful tourism businesses in Southend (The StockvaleGroup is the owner and operator of: Adventure Island theme park; Sealife Adventure; Three Shells beach café; Pavilion Fish and Chips; Feelgoods Pizza Pasta Restaurant; Sands Bistro restaurant; Adventure Inside and Radio Essex). We would like an opportunity to explain our client's business aspirations and explain why the policies in the Plan will not provide a firm basis for the growth of tourism in Southend, and indeed will have the opposite effect on tourism businesses to the objectives set out at the start of the SCAAP. It is very important to our client that the Inspector understands the consequences of adopting the SCAAP as currently drafted.