Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

uilding in the Upper Windmill Street Conservation Area, preference would befor redevelopment of the site.4.6.31 The Lord Street/Parrock Street sites are used as car parks. There is aplanning permission for the Lord Street car park site, involving the provision ofresidential development, live-work units and commercial/communityfloorspace at ground floor level along the street frontages. The sites may offerscope for mixed use development but their future will depend on the outcomeof work being carried out on public car parking provision. Lord Street is withinthe defined town centre and Parrock Street is just outside it and neither site iswithin the Primary Shopping Area. It may be possible to accommodateadditional retail / leisure / hotel / office uses and/or residential development onone or both of the sites but the sequential approaches to these uses outlinedin Policies CS07 and CS08 will be applied.4.6.32 Outside these development sites, there is a mixture of predominantlycommercial uses which are likely to remain over the plan period. The shopson the east side of Parrock Street are peripheral to the town centre and theirfuture role will be considered if the Lord Street/Parrock Street sites comeforward for regeneration.East of Town Centre and Riverside (sub-area 3.4)4.6.33 This sub-area is centred around Thames Riverside, Harmer Street andMilton Road. It is largely residential though there are pockets of land inemployment use and some ground floor retail uses. There are some openspaces and a number of piers along the Riverside.4.6.34 The Thames Riverside in this location significantly contributes toGravesend's role as a riverside heritage town. The Town Pier has beenrefurbished and a pontoon has recently been installed to allow access tovisiting craft and the Gravesend-Tilbury Ferry. The Saxon Shore Way andWealdway long distance walking routes both start at the Town Pier whilstNational Cycle Route 1 runs along this part of West Street. There are alsoopen spaces (see further details below). The Council will seek to improvepublic access to the riverside. It will also require proposals to maintain and94