Question 15: Do you agree with the proposed approach to landmarks / landmark buildings in Southend Central Area? Please explain your answer.

Support

Representation ID: 1944

Received: 08/02/2016

Respondent: Essex Chambers of Commerce

Agree with the proposed approach to landmarks/landmark buildings in Southend Central Area

Object

Representation ID: 1979

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Milton Conservation Society

The document seems to place landmarks and landmark buildings (section 4.9) above the best quality aggregated urban design. Question 15 relates. This attitude of landmark (or 'iconic' building to use the popular language) is becoming discredited so it seems rather odd that it so strongly features in our forward looking planning. As an example, the Sainsbury site was, not many years ago, hailed by the planners of our town as an important and focal town centre development. Not many years passed before the folly of this development was then realised so that the site has been proposed for re-development, should Sainsbury's relocate, and this is included in the document. Your document feels like it will lead to similar, repeated mistakes in future. The student housing building, now proposed as nothing less than a new potential landmark building demonstrates exactly what we are claiming. This building is largely disliked and ridiculed because it was built as an iconic or landmark building that paid virtually no relation to its urban surroundings. This type of arrogant 'look at me' building should not be the focus of future urban development in the town centre.

Comment

Representation ID: 2247

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Southend BID

Landmarks and Landmark Buildings 36% of respondents gave that top 10 priority.

Support

Representation ID: 2340

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Belfairs Gardens Residents Association

Yes to the list of Landmark Buildings.

Object

Representation ID: 2341

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Belfairs Gardens Residents Association

No to Potential Locations as already publicised at Opportunity Site 8: Seaway Car Park, Marine Parade and Opportunity Site 9 : New Southend Museum.

Comment

Representation ID: 2403

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Recommend that a bullet point d) is added to paragraph two of Policy DS3 stating: "d. the proposals do not harm the setting of nearby heritage assets."

Comment

Representation ID: 2432

Received: 01/03/2016

Respondent: National Federation for the Blind

In paragraph 99 which refers to Landmark buildings, these buildings can help blind and partially sighted people to locate where they are, so long as they are well lit and have good colour contrast with their surroundings. Also tactile information should be given and provided. For example, a water fountain or chiming clock can help to find a building.