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I wish to convey my disappointment and objection to Brentwood Councils proposed retail / commercial development plans for William Hunter Way car park.
The planned proposal lacks any imagination or individualism and if pushed through will completely take away the heart of what Brentwood town centre has become synonymous for - different, appealing, valued, charming but above all habitual and charismatic.
The Borough Councils plan is bombastic and will just turn the town that is respected by residents of other neighbouring towns who when I talked to them will often say that they wish they could live somewhere like Brentwood, into another 'retail park' that will obviously benefit the revenue of the Council but will go against what most residents of Brentwood would prefer given a real choice.
While I am also concerned that it will further reduce a much needed car park that actually benefits the main High St. shops, this is an opportunity to create something with more vision and culturally more rewarding than simply creating more shops or worse still, a cinema complex. Why can't the Borough council create a contemporary library or centre for performing arts or a much needed theatre instead - this would far more befitting for both residents and non-residents of Brentwood. I urge you to re-consider your views and look beyond another Romford style shopping and night time cattle market.