Economic Sustainability Assessment (57 pages)
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By economist Edward Hudson. Using the same professional methodology as employed by supermarkets and several LPAs, he was able to quantify the proposed store's catchment area, market shares and turnover. This assessment was peer reviewed through the Said Business School, University of Oxford, and at the relevant specialist department at the OU as being methodologically correct and of professional standard.
The main conclusion is that demand is inadequate to sustain a store of this size:
- the demographics of the catchment area are too weak;
- the competition from nearby rival supermarkets is too strong; and,
- for motorists, access to the site is too slow and awkward.
The main conclusion is that demand is inadequate to sustain a store of this size:
- the demographics of the catchment area are too weak;
- the competition from nearby rival supermarkets is too strong; and,
- for motorists, access to the site is too slow and awkward.
Statement of Objection to Transport Assessment (42 pages)
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By transport planning engineer John Hilton. The report evaluates the transport aspects of the planning application in relation to local and national planning policies and advice. It concludes that the application falls well short of planning requirements and should be refused. Additionally, it identifies significant errors in the assessment and evaluation of the existing highway network.
Objection on Grounds of Loss of Amenity (42 pages)
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By social scientist Angela Cook. The report traces the fascinating history of Cofferidge Close since the Middle Ages, and stresses the amenity value and importance of the trees, historic orchard, and green space in the Close -much of which would be lost. The application would remove almost all visible evidence of the past uses of the Close, leaving only meaningless elements and the boundary wall to reference its history. The Close would become dominated by car parking, transforming it from a pleasant and well-loved green public space into a place where people would be unlikely to want to linger. The report concludes that the proposed redevelopment would effectively signal the demise of Cofferidge Close as a historic place in the centre of the town, because it would come to be defined by the supermarket brand that occupies the site.
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