68. Do you agree with the suggested option?

Support

Representation ID: 489

Received: 03/08/2010

Respondent: Carole Mulroney

Generally suppoted but care should be taken to ensure the correct balance between shops and other uses and to avoid clustering of like uses

Object

Representation ID: 633

Received: 07/08/2010

Respondent: Herbert Grove Residents

The options provided are based on a retail study completed in 2003. The world has changes since then.

Support

Representation ID: 676

Received: 09/08/2010

Respondent: The Theatres Trust

We support the approach for enhancing the town centre and also the inclusion of sui generis use in the town centre (Table 2). The enhancement of your theatres will make a strong contribution to the character of the town and increase the experience of visiting the town as a tourist. A festival or summer season may be a crucial draw and bring major economic advantage but this will only be possible if suitable venues are available.
All theatre buildings are costly to run and maintain but with a diverse range of content and service providers, plus a range of audiences and users to reflect the wider community, it is possible to sustain the long term viability of your theatre buildings. It is also important to ensure that there is a robust policy requiring the replacement of an existing cultural facility where development would result in their loss. This is particularly so where land values could be higher for other uses. In our experience without such a policy it is impossible to negotiate a proper replacement arts facility. As such, it is something the Council should wish to protect through robust development management policies.

Support

Representation ID: 1023

Received: 20/10/2010

Respondent: Savills

We support the strategy to have a hierarchy of centres and focus retail development and other uses that attract a large number of people in Southend-on-Sea Town Centre and in District Centres.

Comment

Representation ID: 1024

Received: 20/10/2010

Respondent: Savills

The overall level of future retail provision in the Borough and Town Centre has yet to be determined in the Retail Study.
Although the DMDPD policies are appropriate, more detailed guidance needs to be provided in the CAAP and other DPD documents and site-specific development / design briefs on the appropriate future type, scale and location of retail and other town centre uses.