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Representation ID: 6418

Received: 02/11/2017

Respondent: Rockridge Properties Ltd

Agent: Jarroms Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Paragraph 7.7.7 misdirects the Council in that the retail uses along St Mary's Road does not 'dilute the current retail offer' but rather presents a low cons opportunity for independent and local retailers and therefore complements the core retail provision. The success of the current Town Centre has made it unaffordable for the type of retailer the Council seeks to promote (para 7.3.3). By way of illustration in the past 3 years uses have changed at 43 St Mary's Road; financial services to a toy store, 57 St Mary's Road; solicitors to interiors retailer and 71 St Mary's Road; trade counter to antiques centre, independent retailers all.