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SITE 3: BRIDGE STREET CAR PARK AND ANCHOR HOTEL, THETFORD Site Area Existing and Adjacent Uses Distance from PSA Planning Policy Appraisal c.0.7ha The site comprises a public surface car park and a vacant hotel. The site is bounded to the north-east by the Little Ouse River; to the north-west by Bridge Street and beyond this a church. To the south-west is Old Bury Road, beyond which is the Thetford Grange School. To the south-east is the Thetford Courthouse and residential units. Within the PSA. Core Strategy – The site is not allocated, however, falls within the Thetford Town Centre boundary and a Conservation Area. TAAP – Policy TH1 identifies this site as a key site for development and change in the PSA, which will be a focus for retail, commercial, leisure and complimentary uses. The TAAP envisages detailed guidance coming forward through a Town Centre Masterplan. At just 0.7ha the site is far too small to accommodate the proposed foodstore even when regard is had to the need to show flexibility. The <strong>Breckland</strong> Retail and Town Centre Study 2010 notes that the likely type of development for this site is small/medium scale A1 or A3 units along the river frontage. It also promotes alternative uses such as educational use or the retention of the surface car parking and bus station. The Study also outlines a number of development constraints associated with the site such as the proposal for educational use, possibly rendering the site unavailable for retail development. Other constraints identified include the impact on the river setting, the need to replace lost car parking spaces, archaeology and flood risk issues. The site’s location within the conservation area and adjacent to the River, add to the uncertainty over its availability mean that it is neither a genuinely suitable nor available alternative site.
SITE 4: RIVERSIDE WALK, THETFORD Site Area Existing and Adjacent Uses Distance from PSA Planning Policy Appraisal c.0.9ha The site comprises a car park of c.80 spaces together with a number of retail outlets; namely Argos, M&Co Clothing and Specsavers, as well as independent retailers. Other commercial units include William Brown Estate Agency, Lloyd TSB Bank and the Nationwide Building Society. The site is bisected by Riverside Walk which acts as a gateway from the pedestrianised routes via King Street and Riverside Walk to the riverside. The site is bounded to the south-west by the Little Ouse River, to the south-east by Riverside Walk, by the Bell Hotel to the north-east and King Street to the north-west. Within the PSA. Core Strategy – The site falls within the Thetford Town Centre boundary, where retail, leisure, cultural and business proposals are acceptable (Policy CP7). The site also falls within a Conservation Area. TAAP – The site is identified (Policy TH1) as a key area for development and change in the PSA which is the focus for new retail and commercial uses. Policy TH1 further specifically encourages proposals to redevelop or enhance the Riverside Walk development and the relationship of the site to the waterfront. The site is too small (only 0.9ha) to accommodate the proposed development. The Retail and Town Centre Study 2010 identifies the Riverside Walk development as a medium to long-term opportunity for either comprehensive redevelopment (up to 2,000m²) or as an extension to the existing development (into the car park to the rear of Argos). The loss of public car parking (which was c.80% utilised at the time of the RPS Survey) and cost of redevelopment are identified as development constraints. The majority of the site also remains in active retail and commercial use and therefore is not currently available. It is unlikely to become available until the medium or long-term. The site is neither genuinely available or suitable for the application proposals or a flexible format of them.
Page 1 and 2: THE FORMER TULIP FACTORY SITE, LOND
Page 3 and 4: 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Retail Stat
Page 5 and 6: 2 RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND a) Si
Page 7 and 8: petrol filling station, car parking
Page 9 and 10: excluded groups). iii. The historic
Page 11 and 12: area, taking account of current and
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Page 15 and 16: The TAAP allocates some 40 hectares
Page 17 and 18: 4 EMPLOYMENT LAND 4.1 As outlined i
Page 19 and 20: Existing Vacant Employment Space at
Page 21 and 22: 4.14 The adopted Breckland Core Str
Page 23 and 24: 5 EXISTING SHOPPING PATTERNS 5.1 In
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Page 27 and 28: 6 SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENT 6.1 As iden
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Page 31 and 32: 7 RETAIL IMPACT 7.1 In this section
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Page 43 and 44: 8 CONCLUSIONS 8.1 The proposed deve
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Page 48 and 49: SITE 1: COMMUNITY HALL, WELL STREET
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Page 54 and 55: Overview of Thetford Town Centre TH
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Page 73 and 74: Appeal Decision Inquiry held on 10-
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