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Representation ID: 19731

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Tesco Stores Ltd.

Agent: Development Planning Partnership

The 'Rother District Wide Shopping Assessment' identifies qualitative need for additional convenience floorspace within Rye. We welcome the acknowledgement of this need within the Core Strategy. However, the scale of floorspace need identified in the Shopping Assessment is indicative and should be seen as a starting point only. This figure should be taken as a guide only. As it is currently worded, there is not enough attention drawn to the key matter of convenience expenditure leaking from Rye to surrounding areas. It is requested that the second sentence of Paragraph 5.19 be amended as follows:

"However, there is a substantial trade "leakage" from both towns/ particularlv for convenience goods."