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enhancement of the market place there is also the potential to improve upon theexisting retail offer through modest new retailing, office development and localservices within the existing market place area. To reflect the opportunity to improveretail provision within Stoke the town centre boundary can be amended to reflect theboundary of the ring road as the logical town centre boundary. The completion of theStoke Relief Road remains an important project for Stoke Town and newdevelopment within Stoke should help secure its development. To adequately reflectdevelopment and shopping movements on the ground an extension to the secondaryshopping frontage on Church Street is also proposed.Site Options and Reasoned JustificationMarket PlaceSpode, Elenora Street,StokeStoke Town Centreincluding area behindRailway StationVictoria GroundIn-centre site. Would aid regeneration of market place and existingbuildings of local architectural interestIn-centre mixed use site including retail. Site carried forward asallocationSmall element of retail included than proposed. Stoke links siteproposed for employmentCommercial Business Park, residential and leisure. No significant retailelement as this is an out-of-centre site. No immediate need for moreretail development given recent commitments.Stoke-Upon-Trent Town Centre Policy (Plan 7)Policy SS19a) In-centre developments in Stoke-Upon-Trent are supported by planningpolicy and are acceptable in principle for town centre uses, including retail:b) Development sites suitable for mixed use including retail and which facilitatethe regeneration of allocated sites are listed below:Sites suitable for town centre uses including retailIndicativeNet Floorspace (m 2 )S1 Market Place 250S2 Spode, Elenora Street 4,000Total 4,250c) Retail developments not in centre and retail developments proposed on theabove listed sites above the threshold stated will be assessed on a sitespecific basis and will require full retail impact assessments in accordancewith the requirements in PPS6: Planning for Town Centres.49

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