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Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

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the total need for retail development over the <strong>Plan</strong> period. The HeritageQuarter key site, located adjacent to the Primary Shopping Area, is theCouncil's sequentially preferred location for new larger scale retail provision.This site enables the Council to meet the need for new retail floorspace whichis well connected to the existing St George's Centre, the Thamesgate Centreand New Road. The comparison retail element will be focused on HeritageQuarter West and a mix of retail and other uses (including branded/familyrestaurants) in Heritage Quarter East.5.2.21 Further allowances are made in Table 7 below for retail development tobe accommodated within the town centre on sites with existing planningpermission or other sites suitable for such uses. These include the LordStreet/Parrock Street open air car park sites. Lord Street car park lies in theTown Centre and Parrock Street lies on the edge of centre, in terms of theCouncil's sequential approach.5.2.22 The remaining identified capacity for retail development includes othersites with planning permission in opportunity areas outside the town centre,where it is intended to create or expand existing local centres. The figuresused are based on assumptions regarding the comparison/conveniencegoods mix and the ratio of retail to other permitted uses. Further informationon this is contained in the Retail and Commercial Leisure Background Paper.5.2.23 It should be noted that the figures in Table 7 below are indicative andare intended to show that sufficient sites are available to meet identified retailneeds in full over the plan period and that this is not compromised by limitedsite availability.127

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