Non Site Allocation Representations Report.pdf

THE SPATIAL STRATEGY AND KEY DIAGRAMS
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Rep No Name
People Type
1733 Barton Willmore (Mr Michael Courcier) [44]
1 Object
Summary The Wales Spatial Plan (2008) makes clear (16.2) that in North-East Wales planning policies should seek to strengthen the settlements forming the identified
key hubs as "a focus for investment in future employment, housing, retail, leisure and services".
In line with our representations on Policies EMP/1 and EMP/2, the level of employment land provision should be increased in the County as a whole, and
greater emphasis should be given to the role of Llandudno Junction.
Kinmel Bay is part of the Rhyl/St Asaph/Prestatyn Strategic Hub and is an appropriate location for development. However, it must be recognised that the town
is peripheral to the main centres of population within Conwy and is not highly accessible by public transport. It needs also to be recognised that employment
development around Kinmel Bay is more likely to meet the needs of Denbighshire than most of Conwy, and that sites in this area will compete directly with
existing and proposed employment sites in Denbighshire, including South-East Rhyl and St Asaph. Consequently, the proposed employment development in
Kinmel Bay should be complementary to that being provided in the rest of the Rhyl/St Asaph/Prestatyn strategic hub, and not compete with it. The total should
also not make up a disproportionate amount of the County's total employment land resource.
Change Sought: Section 3 does not make this distinction and, as such, is not in accordance with the Spatial Plan. It also does not provide a clear framework for the policies
which follow. The policy should be amended to do so.
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