10.07.2015 Views

Core Strategy Options - Dorsetforyou.com

Core Strategy Options - Dorsetforyou.com

Core Strategy Options - Dorsetforyou.com

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong>Preferred Option KS 18In order for key retail centres in Christchurch and East Dorset to maintain and enhance theirvitality and viability, it is important that provision is made for additional retail floorspace to meetprojected requirements to 2027. Further retail floorspace is necessary to meet the needs of agrowing population with associated increasing levels of available retail expenditure. It is alsoimportant for our retail centres to maintain their market share of retail expenditure within theSouth East Dorset sub region and provide the opportunity to increase this market share. Thisoption sets out the broad locations and level of additional retail floorspace that could beac<strong>com</strong>modated across the retail centres of Christchurch and East Dorset to 2027, informed bythe Joint Retail Assessment (2008) which are set out below. For most centres, floorspace figuresare set out as ranges to reflect requirements of lower and higher population growth scenarioswhich will be determined by the level of new housing to be delivered in Christchurch and EastDorset to 2027. The Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document will determinespecific sites within the centres where retail development can take place.Christchurch:Christchurch Town Centre:Comparison Retail Floorspace: 6,900 - 8,000sqmConvenience Floorspace: No additional requirement to 2027Highcliffe Centre:Comparison Floorspace: 800sqmConvenience Floorspace: No additional requirement to 2027East Dorset:FerndownVerwoodComparison Floorspace: 750 - 5,200 sqmConvenience Floorspace: 3700 - 5,600 sqmComparison Floorspace: 160 - 1,150 sqmConvenience Floorspace: 200 - 700 sqmWest MoorsComparison Floorspace: 80 - 550 sqmConvenience Floorspace: 0 - 110 sqmWimborne Minster:Comparison Floorspace: 950 - 6,650 sqmConvenience Floorspace: 700 - 1,030 sqm60September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings <strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong>

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!