Object

Representation ID: 16726

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Shipley Town Council

We would like to see a bold type policy to support the role of markets in our towns and local centres - protecting them and allocating space for new ones.

The draft Plan should also include a policy that in any significant new area of housing development, provision should be made for local shops and centres which:
• avoid an overall increase in travel (supporting the 20 minute neighbourhood idea);
• provide access to essential shopping and community facilities for those without
access to a car;
• encourage vibrant and diverse neighbourhood/district retail centres.

Example - Barnsley Local Plan policy:

"Outside existing centres, small shops that meet the daily shopping needs of a local community will be permitted where:
• The shops are of a type and in a place that would meet daily shopping needs
and this need is not already met by existing shops; and
• The shops are located and designed to encourage trips by pedestrians and cyclists and would not encourage car trips."