72b If so do you think the proportion should be 20%, 30% or other? Alternatively do you think there should be no retail protection?

Support

Representation ID: 490

Received: 03/08/2010

Respondent: Carole Mulroney

The retail function of the various centres is to be encouraged and not jeopardised by excessive non retail uses. Whilst the need for A3 type uses is recognised these should be assimilated within the retail elements of the shopping frontages and not clustered.

Comment

Representation ID: 671

Received: 09/08/2010

Respondent: Renaissance Southend Ltd

That part of the policy relating to the town centre should be informed by the evidence of the Retail Study commissioned by the Council and a more sophisticated development control policy may be needed to implement the preferred policy for the High Street may be required in the SCAAP rather than DM DPD.