Non Site Allocation Representations Report.pdf

SECTION FOUR - SPATIAL POLICIES, KEY DIAGRAMS AND SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL POLICIES
4.5.2 Community Facilities and Services Strategic Statement, Policy CFS/1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Rep No Name
People Type
22388 The Theatres Trust (Ms Rose Freeman) [1449]
1 Object
Summary Conwy County Borough is fortunate to contain the North Wales Theatre at Llandudno, Theatr Colwyn at Colwyn Bay and the unique Harlequin Puppet
Theatre at Rhos on Sea. None of these valuable tourism assets are mentioned in your policies on Tourism nor in the section on Community Facilities.
Without a policy to protect such facilities it could become difficult to retain an essential community asset particularly where land values may become higher for
an alternative use.
Change Sought: Strategic Policy CFS/1 Community Facilities and Services
For clarity we suggest that the word 'cultural' is included in the opening sentence to read '.... enhance community and cultural facilities ..... and an item
inserted specifically for leisure, entertainment and cultural facilities. There are six items for shops, one for allotments, three for open spaces and one for
education - none for leisure. Paragraph 4.5.2.1 on the preceding page itemises leisure as a service that requires good access for sustainability. This is
reflected in SO13 in para.4.5.1. The protection of your theatres and performance spaces is essential if future generations are to have the opportunity to
experience the joys of drama, dance, music and opera. Theatre buildings contribute to the quality of the built environment especially in a town centre, and to
the wider historic setting. The document should acknowledge its existing leisure offer with one line in the policy otherwise your leisure infrastructure will be
omitted from the document.
For clarity and greater certainty of intended outcomes and so that guidelines are clear and consistent we recommend a description for the term 'community
facilities' in your Glossary as: community facilities provide for the health, welfare, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the
community. In this way, arts activities and theatre will be incorporated in any policy that mentions the enhancement and development of community facilities.
19380 Llandudno Retail Park Limited (Mr Paul Swales) [1664]
1 Object
Summary The Council's proposed approach to the retail strategy for Llandudno is out-of-date, does not respond to changing pressures and is not pro-active. It therefore
does not accord with PPW. In particular the extent of the Primary Shopping Area defined on the Proposals Map through Policy CFS/3 is unsound as it does
not acknowledge the significant contribution that Parc Llandudno makes towards the vitality and viability of the Sub-Regional Centre.
Change Sought: The Council should support the role and function of Parc Llandudno in anchoring the Sub-Regional Shopping Centre. Accordingly, Parc Llandudno should be
designated within the Primary Shopping Area. As paragraph 4.5.6.1 acknowledges, legal agreements are in place that offer the Council control over the scale
and use, therefore designation within the Primary Shopping Area will not allow the floorspace to be sub-divided to form small shops.
As a result of the proposed changes, appropriate revisions will be required to Policy CFS/1d and CFS/5 to delete reference to Parc Llandudno as a retail park
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