are deemed appropriate? What this could involve: What this involve: Identifying additional sites Applying for Local for housing to those shown Development Order status in the Council’s adopted on key housing sites and Core Strategy where it is felt developing closer working these would secure quicker relations with developers to and greater local benefits. secure local benefits. Creating policies to improve design quality, including securing the provision of more private and public amenity space in new housing schemes. Business and Employment Issue 1: The focus for employment and business coming forward Many respondents felt that the town centre has suffered significant physical and economic decline but notwithstanding this, the vast majority of respondents felt that it should continue to be the main focus of employment and business, but with suitable provision on sites on the edge of centre and on the outskirts of town also. What should your Neighbourhood Plan do about this? Option 1: Option 2: Option 3: Do nothing, accepting Identify the importance Develop policies as part that we should be as of protecting important of the NP to assist with supportive as possible employment sites as an employment creation of business and aspiration of the NP within the town centre employment and work to achieve focusing on the this better as a scale and mix of office,
are deemed appropriate? What this could involve: Identifying additional sites for housing to those shown in the Council’s adopted Core Strategy where it is felt these would secure quicker and greater local benefits. What this involve: Applying for Local Development Order status on key housing sites and developing closer working relations with developers to secure local benefits. Creating policies to improve design quality, including securing the provision of more private and public amenity space in new housing schemes. Business and Employment Issue 1: The focus for employment and business coming forward Many respondents felt that the town centre has suffered significant physical and economic decline but notwithstanding this, the vast majority of respondents felt that it should continue to be the main focus of employment and business, but with suitable provision on sites on the edge of centre and on the outskirts of town also. What should your Neighbourhood Plan do about this? Option 1: Do nothing, accepting that we should be as supportive as possible of business and employment Option 2: Identify the importance of protecting important employment sites as an aspiration of the NP and work to achieve this better as a Option 3: Develop policies as part of the NP to assist with employment creation within the town centre focusing on the scale and mix of office,
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