Object

Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan

Representation ID: 24228

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Limited

Agent: SSA Planning Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Whilst we support policies aimed at ensuring a healthy balance of uses within centres in retail terms, we are concerned that what constitutes a "high proportion" or an "over-concentration" of hot food takeaways is not defined.

Whilst we support input from local residents as to the range of uses that they would like to see in their local centres, we are concerned that this is being conflated with issues of health and wellbeing for which there is little evidence.

Full text:

Whilst we support policies aimed at ensuring a healthy balance of uses within centres in retail terms, we are concerned that what constitutes a "high proportion" or an "over-concentration" of hot food takeaways is not defined.

Whilst we support input from local residents as to the range of uses that they would like to see in their local centres, we are concerned that this is being conflated with issues of health and wellbeing for which there is little evidence.