Comment
Development Management Development Plan (DPD)
Representation ID: 708
Received: 09/08/2010
Respondent: Planning Perspectives LLP
Issue DM21 seeks the maintenance and supply of modern employment floorspace at Shoebury Garrison within a mixed-use context. A flexible managed approach is encouraged through the use of Planning Briefs. Historically, the site has been allocated for Employment Use and benefits from an extant outline planning permission for Bl(a) Office use and Bl(b) Research and Development. On this basis, the site has been marketed for sale for a significant period with little interest. Indeed, the recently published Employment Land Review (May 2010) (paragraph 6.8) acknowledges that "... in the medium term to 2021 there is significantly lower demand for employment land in this location.