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Comment

Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016

Representation ID: 2597

Received: 13/12/2016

Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Business Partnership

Representation Summary:

Southend Business Partnership's response to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission 2050- Call for Ideas highlighted the need for "New underground parking provision within the town centre

Full text:

I write in regard to Southend Central Area Action Plan (revised proposed submission November 2016) and wish to raise some observations and concerns for consideration on behalf of Southend Business Partnership:-
We are broadly supportive of the Strategy, Criteria based Policies and proposed Opportunity Sites subject to there being no detrimental impact to parking access and capacity particularly south of the Southend to Fenchurch St railway line
In regard to parking aspects we would comment further:-
* Southend Borough Council's Business Survey 2016 clearly showed that businesses rated "Parking" as their biggest concern "negative factors impacting on the performance of your business" - (Q14)
* Southend Business Partnership's response to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission 2050- Call for Ideas highlighted the need for "New underground parking provision within the town centre" commenting "Southend's tourism offer is strong and has shown persistent growth during the last 5 years. However, on busy days, the number of people that can access the seafront and town centre is restrained by the number of car parking spaces available. New, subterranean parking provision will reduce the congestion created by motorists trawling the parking spaces; enable the tourism industry to further expand whilst preserving the utility of the surface land for development".
* Opportunity South Essex's ( formerly South Essex Growth Partnership) new Growth Strategy indicates that there will be significant job creation and housing growth across South Essex including Southend. This will inevitably result in more people visiting Southend as a tourism and leisure destination; provided our offers remain fit for purpose, with the need for having the capacity in place both parking and infrastructure access to welcome them. This means our parking provision and access to it needs to be improved from now on as otherwise our tourism and leisure destination attractiveness will be compromised and future investment could be jeopardised. We need to continue to be able to retain and enhance the existing core tourism seafront offer which attracts thousands of people to the town whilst widening the range of our offers to attract new visitors to the town.
Notwithstanding the above observations re access to and capacity of car parking we do feel that the supplementary document "Car Parking Study for the Central Area of Southend" does go someway towards proposing mitigating measures however measures indicated "in the medium term "2-5 years" (page 2 of recommendations) do in our view need to be fast tracked and implemented within a 2-3 year period. We do identify with increasing parking supply for peak periods through a weekend and public holiday Park & Ride (train) but additionally broadening it to potentially to include Benfleet and Pitsea stations in addition to Leigh on Sea. However in the immediate term we would ask the Council to actively monitor the capacity and accessibility of parking, particularly at known busy times (Bank Holidays/summer weekends), and committing to taking earlier action if there is seen to be a worsening situation.

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Comment

Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016

Representation ID: 2598

Received: 13/12/2016

Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Business Partnership

Representation Summary:

Opportunity South Essex's (formerly South Essex Growth Partnership) new Growth Strategy indicates that there will be significant job creation and housing growth across South Essex including Southend. This will inevitably result in more people visiting Southend as a tourism and leisure destination; provided our offers remain fit for purpose, with the need for having the capacity in place both parking and infrastructure access to welcome them. This means our parking provision and access to it needs to be improved from now on as otherwise our tourism and leisure destination attractiveness will be compromised and future investment could be jeopardised. We need to continue to be able to retain and enhance the existing core tourism seafront offer which attracts thousands of people to the town whilst widening the range of our offers to attract new visitors to the town.

Full text:

I write in regard to Southend Central Area Action Plan (revised proposed submission November 2016) and wish to raise some observations and concerns for consideration on behalf of Southend Business Partnership:-
We are broadly supportive of the Strategy, Criteria based Policies and proposed Opportunity Sites subject to there being no detrimental impact to parking access and capacity particularly south of the Southend to Fenchurch St railway line
In regard to parking aspects we would comment further:-
* Southend Borough Council's Business Survey 2016 clearly showed that businesses rated "Parking" as their biggest concern "negative factors impacting on the performance of your business" - (Q14)
* Southend Business Partnership's response to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission 2050- Call for Ideas highlighted the need for "New underground parking provision within the town centre" commenting "Southend's tourism offer is strong and has shown persistent growth during the last 5 years. However, on busy days, the number of people that can access the seafront and town centre is restrained by the number of car parking spaces available. New, subterranean parking provision will reduce the congestion created by motorists trawling the parking spaces; enable the tourism industry to further expand whilst preserving the utility of the surface land for development".
* Opportunity South Essex's ( formerly South Essex Growth Partnership) new Growth Strategy indicates that there will be significant job creation and housing growth across South Essex including Southend. This will inevitably result in more people visiting Southend as a tourism and leisure destination; provided our offers remain fit for purpose, with the need for having the capacity in place both parking and infrastructure access to welcome them. This means our parking provision and access to it needs to be improved from now on as otherwise our tourism and leisure destination attractiveness will be compromised and future investment could be jeopardised. We need to continue to be able to retain and enhance the existing core tourism seafront offer which attracts thousands of people to the town whilst widening the range of our offers to attract new visitors to the town.
Notwithstanding the above observations re access to and capacity of car parking we do feel that the supplementary document "Car Parking Study for the Central Area of Southend" does go someway towards proposing mitigating measures however measures indicated "in the medium term "2-5 years" (page 2 of recommendations) do in our view need to be fast tracked and implemented within a 2-3 year period. We do identify with increasing parking supply for peak periods through a weekend and public holiday Park & Ride (train) but additionally broadening it to potentially to include Benfleet and Pitsea stations in addition to Leigh on Sea. However in the immediate term we would ask the Council to actively monitor the capacity and accessibility of parking, particularly at known busy times (Bank Holidays/summer weekends), and committing to taking earlier action if there is seen to be a worsening situation.

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Comment

Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016

Representation ID: 2599

Received: 13/12/2016

Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Business Partnership

Representation Summary:

The supplementary document "Car Parking Study for the Central Area of Southend" does go someway towards proposing mitigating measures however measures indicated "in the medium term "2-5 years" (page 2 of recommendations) do in our view need to be fast tracked and implemented within a 2-3 year period

Full text:

I write in regard to Southend Central Area Action Plan (revised proposed submission November 2016) and wish to raise some observations and concerns for consideration on behalf of Southend Business Partnership:-
We are broadly supportive of the Strategy, Criteria based Policies and proposed Opportunity Sites subject to there being no detrimental impact to parking access and capacity particularly south of the Southend to Fenchurch St railway line
In regard to parking aspects we would comment further:-
* Southend Borough Council's Business Survey 2016 clearly showed that businesses rated "Parking" as their biggest concern "negative factors impacting on the performance of your business" - (Q14)
* Southend Business Partnership's response to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission 2050- Call for Ideas highlighted the need for "New underground parking provision within the town centre" commenting "Southend's tourism offer is strong and has shown persistent growth during the last 5 years. However, on busy days, the number of people that can access the seafront and town centre is restrained by the number of car parking spaces available. New, subterranean parking provision will reduce the congestion created by motorists trawling the parking spaces; enable the tourism industry to further expand whilst preserving the utility of the surface land for development".
* Opportunity South Essex's ( formerly South Essex Growth Partnership) new Growth Strategy indicates that there will be significant job creation and housing growth across South Essex including Southend. This will inevitably result in more people visiting Southend as a tourism and leisure destination; provided our offers remain fit for purpose, with the need for having the capacity in place both parking and infrastructure access to welcome them. This means our parking provision and access to it needs to be improved from now on as otherwise our tourism and leisure destination attractiveness will be compromised and future investment could be jeopardised. We need to continue to be able to retain and enhance the existing core tourism seafront offer which attracts thousands of people to the town whilst widening the range of our offers to attract new visitors to the town.
Notwithstanding the above observations re access to and capacity of car parking we do feel that the supplementary document "Car Parking Study for the Central Area of Southend" does go someway towards proposing mitigating measures however measures indicated "in the medium term "2-5 years" (page 2 of recommendations) do in our view need to be fast tracked and implemented within a 2-3 year period. We do identify with increasing parking supply for peak periods through a weekend and public holiday Park & Ride (train) but additionally broadening it to potentially to include Benfleet and Pitsea stations in addition to Leigh on Sea. However in the immediate term we would ask the Council to actively monitor the capacity and accessibility of parking, particularly at known busy times (Bank Holidays/summer weekends), and committing to taking earlier action if there is seen to be a worsening situation.

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Comment

Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016

Representation ID: 2600

Received: 13/12/2016

Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Business Partnership

Representation Summary:

We do identify with increasing parking supply for peak periods through a weekend and public holiday Park & Ride (train) but additionally broadening it to potentially to include Benfleet and Pitsea stations in addition to Leigh on Sea. However in the immediate term we would ask the Council to actively monitor the capacity and accessibility of parking, particularly at known busy times (Bank Holidays/summer weekends), and committing to taking earlier action if there is seen to be a worsening situation.

Full text:

I write in regard to Southend Central Area Action Plan (revised proposed submission November 2016) and wish to raise some observations and concerns for consideration on behalf of Southend Business Partnership:-
We are broadly supportive of the Strategy, Criteria based Policies and proposed Opportunity Sites subject to there being no detrimental impact to parking access and capacity particularly south of the Southend to Fenchurch St railway line
In regard to parking aspects we would comment further:-
* Southend Borough Council's Business Survey 2016 clearly showed that businesses rated "Parking" as their biggest concern "negative factors impacting on the performance of your business" - (Q14)
* Southend Business Partnership's response to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission 2050- Call for Ideas highlighted the need for "New underground parking provision within the town centre" commenting "Southend's tourism offer is strong and has shown persistent growth during the last 5 years. However, on busy days, the number of people that can access the seafront and town centre is restrained by the number of car parking spaces available. New, subterranean parking provision will reduce the congestion created by motorists trawling the parking spaces; enable the tourism industry to further expand whilst preserving the utility of the surface land for development".
* Opportunity South Essex's ( formerly South Essex Growth Partnership) new Growth Strategy indicates that there will be significant job creation and housing growth across South Essex including Southend. This will inevitably result in more people visiting Southend as a tourism and leisure destination; provided our offers remain fit for purpose, with the need for having the capacity in place both parking and infrastructure access to welcome them. This means our parking provision and access to it needs to be improved from now on as otherwise our tourism and leisure destination attractiveness will be compromised and future investment could be jeopardised. We need to continue to be able to retain and enhance the existing core tourism seafront offer which attracts thousands of people to the town whilst widening the range of our offers to attract new visitors to the town.
Notwithstanding the above observations re access to and capacity of car parking we do feel that the supplementary document "Car Parking Study for the Central Area of Southend" does go someway towards proposing mitigating measures however measures indicated "in the medium term "2-5 years" (page 2 of recommendations) do in our view need to be fast tracked and implemented within a 2-3 year period. We do identify with increasing parking supply for peak periods through a weekend and public holiday Park & Ride (train) but additionally broadening it to potentially to include Benfleet and Pitsea stations in addition to Leigh on Sea. However in the immediate term we would ask the Council to actively monitor the capacity and accessibility of parking, particularly at known busy times (Bank Holidays/summer weekends), and committing to taking earlier action if there is seen to be a worsening situation.

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Object

Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016

Representation ID: 2806

Received: 13/12/2016

Respondent: Pebble One, Subway, Baskin Robbins, Maple House

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Representation Summary:

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I object to the use of the Car Parking Study (CPS) commissioned by Southend Council and undertaken by Steer Davies Gleave as part of the evidence base for the SCAAP. The study has been used to form the Parking Management Techniques adopted within the SCAAP. I believe the Study is flawed for reasons set out below and will result in an inefficient transport network in and around the SCAAP area, with a severe shortage of parking capacity to the south resulting in heavy congestion at busy periods.
The parking report and surveys have underestimated the parking stock, particularly in the central area to the south of railway, and thus has underestimated the demand for spaces
from visitors to the seafront. The surveys have been predominantly focused on the High Street and on bad weather days thus the parking situation & demand to the south of the railway line has been misrepresented. The southern area has been identified as the area which experiences the greatest pressure on its parking supply. The report relies on over 99% of data from the VMS system which is inaccurate and unreliable. Therefore the report is flawed and thus the related policies within the SCAAP are flawed.

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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

Representation Summary:

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.

Full text:

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.

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