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<strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong>Preferred Option CH 1Christchurch Town Centre VisionChristchurch will continue to act as the key town centre in the Borough and will be the mainfocus for retail development. This is primarily because it is served better by public transportand there are more development opportunities within the centre. The retail offer will be enhancedand the shopping environment improved to provide a more pleasant and pedestrian friendlytownscape. Improvements in public transport services will be supported in conjunction withlocalised infrastructure improvements. Essential services and facilities will also be enhancedwithin the centre serving residents and local visitors to the town.To achieve this vision:1. Retail uses will be expanded and enhanced to promote the vitality and viability of the centre.The strategy will seek to enhance the niche retail offer and improve the presence of nationalmultiples to provide for better choice in <strong>com</strong>parison shopping. The regeneration of the SaxonSquare Shopping Centre will attract national multiples whilst niche retail shops will continue tothrive on the High Street.2. Residents of the Borough will continue to have access to a variety of <strong>com</strong>munity servicesand cultural facilities; important town centre uses (such as the Regent Centre, the CentralLibrary) will be retained and where possible enhanced. An opportunity exists to expand thehealth and fitness offer in the town centre.3. Expansion of evening economy uses such as restaurants/cafés/pubs will be encouragedespecially along Church Street. This will enhance the vitality of the centre, making it a morevibrant place in the afternoon and evening hours.4. The following sites have been identified as strategic sites that will play a pivotal role indelivering the town centre vision and Key <strong>Strategy</strong>. These sites will be brought forward inaccordance with site specific development briefs and further detail will be set out in a SiteSpecific Development Plan Document:The Magistrates' Court SiteSaxon SquareThe LanesThe former Gasworks SiteStony Lane5. Druitt Gardens will be enhanced to provide an attractive area of open space within the towncentre. This will benefit tourism and contribute to the promotion of healthy lifestyles by providinghigh quality open space.6. High density residential development will take place alongside the projected requirement forretail to provide a balanced, mixed use environment in areas outside those affected by highflood risk.7. The town centre will ac<strong>com</strong>modate limited office development that doesn't adversely affectthe vitality and viability of office development in Bournemouth and Poole town centres.8. Townscape quality will be enhanced by sensitive development and improvements incorporatingthe built form and the spaces between, including streets, squares, parks, waterfront and carparks. Only high quality development proposals that respect and enhance the historic characterof the centre, and improve ease of movement and legibility, will be permitted.<strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong> September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings73

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