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Presentation to Members

Retail Proposals for

Whitby

29 April 2010

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Purpose of Presentation

• To provide Members with an overview of each of the three retail proposals.

• To provide Members with information on the policy considerations relevant to the proposals and to set out the main material considerations.

• To allow Members to ask questions about the proposals for clarification purposes.

• The presentation will not set out recommendations on the proposals as these are still to be formulated.

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The 3 current proposals for

retail developments in Whitby:

• Co-op – Extension to existing foodstore at

Langborne Road, Endeavour Wharf

(Ref. 09/02557/FL)

• Sainsbury’s – Proposed foodstore at

Stainsacre Lane (Ref. 09/02118/FL)

• Tesco – Proposed foodstore at High

Stakesby Road (Ref. 10/00668/FL)

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Overview of Co-op Proposals:

• Extension to existing foodstore

• Edge-of-centre site

• Gross floor area - 2,974 sq.m < 4,076 sq.m

• Net Retail area - 1,820 sq.m < 2,901 sq.m

• Remodelling of vehicular access and car parking layout to provide 205 spaces –currently 191 spaces

• Two main extensions proposed - one with a pitched roof and the other with a flat ‘green’roof

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Overview of Sainsbury’s Proposals: [1]

• Erection of a Class A1 foodstore on site of

Europower building

• Out-of-centre site

• Site Area – 1.36 hectares

• Site fronts A171 Stainacre Lane, adjoining

the existing Homebase

• Site forms part of Whitby Business Park -

Premises on the site currently occupied by

SPC

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Overview of Sainsbury’s Proposals: [2]

• Gross floor area of store = 4377 sq.m

• Net Retailing area = 2787 sq.m

• 70/30 split – convenience/comparison goods

• Traffic light controlled access

• 223 parking spaces to front of building

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Overview of Sainsbury’s Proposals: [3]

• S.106 Agreement proposed

• Commuted sum payments:

– £45k for cycle/pedestrian route

– £75k for Prospect Hill highway improvements

– £396K for Business Park improvements

• Hopper bus service for 5 year period

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Overview of Tesco Proposals: [1]

• Erection of a Class A1 foodstore on site to south of High Stakesby Road

• Out-of-centre site

• Site Area of foodstore – 2.78 hectares

• Foodstore forms part of a larger proposal covering 6.63 hectares in total

• The site currently comprises agricultural land partly occupied by agricultural buildings

• The foodstore is submitted as a full application, together with car parking and a PFS

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Overview of Tesco Proposals: [2]

• Gross floor area of store = 5173 sq.m

• Net Retailing area = 2888 sq.m

• 75/25 split – convenience/comparison goods

• Site access would be via a traffic light controlled junction on High Stakesby Road

• 340 parking spaces to south of building

• 93 affordable dwellings, a medical centre and a 53 flat Extra Care have been submitted in outline

• EIA undertaken

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Policy Considerations [1]

• S.38(6) of 2004 Act – the starting point in the

consideration of retail proposals. Requires

that decisions be made in accordance with

the for Development Plan unless material

considerations indicate otherwise

• The Development Plan

– Regional Spatial Strategy 2008

– Scarborough Borough Local Plan 1999

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Policy Considerations [2]

• RSS Policies

YH5: Principal Towns

YH7: Location of Development

C1: Coast Sub Area Policy

E5: Safeguarding Employment Land

ENV5: Energy

(Not an exhaustive list)

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Policy Considerations [3]

• Local Plan Policies (Saved)

S1:Major Shopping Development

I4: Safeguarding Existing Employment Areas

E1: Protection of Open Countryside

E5: Road and Rail Approaches to Resort Towns

E12: Design of New Development

E14: Extensions and Alterations to Existing Buildings

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Policy Considerations [4]

• Local Plan Policies (Saved)

E27: The Protection of Significant Views

E39: Development Affecting Hedgerows and Trees

H10: Protection of Residential Amenity

R2: Open Space Provision within New Residential Developments

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Government Guidance [1]

• PPS1: Creating Sustainable Communities

• PPS3: Housing

• PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth

• PPS5: Planning for the Historic Environment

• PPG13: Transport

(Not an exhaustive list)

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Government Guidance [2]

• PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth

Policy EC17: Consideration of Application for Town Centre Uses not in Centre and not in Accordance with up to date Development Plan

Policy EC10.2: Determining Applications for Economic Development

Policy EC16.1: Impact Assessment

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Other Material Considerations

• Highways/Traffic implications

• Landscape/Visual impacts

• Loss of Employment Land

• Effect on setting of Listed Building

• Noise impacts

(Not an exhaustive list)

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Q & A Session

Retail Proposals for

Whitby

29 April 2010