Support

Representation ID: 386

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: JTS Partnership LLP

We support the preferred growth option underlying this policy and the emphasis placed on meeting the need for additional comparison, and convenience, retail floor space primarily in Brentwood town centre and at West Horndon.

Support

Representation ID: 552

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Hansteen Holdings Plc

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

West Horndon's retail offer is relatively poor, limited to two small top-up shops and a handful of other retail businesses. Hansteen considers that there is retailer demand for further appropriately-sized retail provision within West Horndon. This is also evident in anecdotal accounts from residents and business tenants leaving the village to fulfil their retail needs elsewhere (and not always in Brentwood). This demand will increase as the numbers of houses within the village increases. Policy S4's commitment to improving West Horndon's retail offer is welcomed.

Comment

Representation ID: 639

Received: 25/09/2013

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Our client wishes to point out that the provision of retail and commercial leisure floorspace in West Horndon will not be delivered unless new homes are constructed in this location in order to create the necessary critical mass and demand to sustain its existence. This level of demand is likely to be generated through the construction of new homes in West Horndon.

Support

Representation ID: 651

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Waitrose Ltd

We support the level of retail need identified for convenience shopping in the Borough. The policy should recognise it can sometime be appropriate to deliver food stores at locations on the edge of and out side of town centres. This policy should be cross-referenced to policy DM9. This will ensure the policy is sufficiently robust.

Object

Representation ID: 1136

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Highcross

Agent: Rapleys LLP

We understand that the sequential requirements for the location of retail and other town centres uses need to be directed towards the town centre in a "town centre first" approach required by NPFF. We also recognise that neighbourhood/local centres help provide local services and these too must be supported. We consider the location of our clients site, is within such a neighbourhood and should be protected by a local shopping boundary. On this basis we respectively request that the site and surrounding area, which has numerous existing town centre uses, is identified as a local/ neighbourhood centre.