See Objection to para.s 4.60-4.71. The policy wording:
"Local Centres, including shopping parades and stand-alone shops form an important resource for businesses, visitors and residents. The expansion and additional provision of such facilities to a scale appropriate to the existing settlement or the planned expansion of that settlement will be welcomed by the Council provided that it adds to the range and accessibility of goods and services."
is not grounded in these paragraphs but turns out of nowhere. Please distinguish "shopping parades and stand-alone shops" from Local Centres. And address the role of, and policy for, Trade Park premises.


N.B. As a Committee member of Parklands' Residents' Association (PRA), please note that PRA may wish to pursue the subject of local parades with CDC and with the Inspector at Examination in Public, if it is not adequately addressed.

CHANGE TO PLAN

Identify and add local parades to the Centre Hierarchy - they are important to Strategic Objectives, including Health and Well-Being. (Consider also the function of individual shops like the One-Stop at St Paul's Road and the Summersdale shop.) Review the function of Trade Parks and how they fit into the retail strategy of the Plan.