Object

Representation ID: 20054

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: Laurence Keeley

Shop rents are too high for new or small businesses to start, often not big enough to store goods that people require. Capital should be made available to enlarge shops. Councils could have some shops for rent at low cost. Shops should not try to sell everything, planning permission should be sought for all differing items intended to be sold in a shop, a florist for example would sell plants etc., a baker would stick to bread and cakes. Larger stores and superstores should not try to sell everything.