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Representation ID: 19733

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Tesco Stores Ltd.

Agent: Development Planning Partnership

Paragraoh 5.66 -Table. We believe that this table should make reference to the fact that this figure is a guide only and should not be prescriptive. The scale of new retail development required should aim to stem the outflow of convenience expenditure from the town. This can only be provided in a modern foodstore, with adjoining car parking.
The Shopping Assessment supports this assessment by stating that extending existing stores will not create sufficient customer attraction and it acknowledges the demand of 'large grocery store retailers' to have a mix of both food and non-food goods (paragraphs 7.45 -7.47).