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31/01/2015 Thanet District Council Online Planning Consultations Draft Thanet Local Plan to 2031 Preferred Options Consultation A) Thanet Preferred Opt… https://consult.thanet.gov.uk/consult.ti/TPODLP/viewCompoundDoc?docid=6048884&partid=6057044&sessionid=&voteid=&clientuid= 1/3 Draft Thanet Local Plan to 2031 ‐ Preferred Options Consultation Ends: 06 Mar 2015 A) Thanet Preferred Option Draft Local Plan Broadstairs 2.57 Broadstairs is an attractive town with a thriving town centre and is a popular location for visitors and residents who enjoy its heritage, Dickensian past, beach, local events and picturesque waterfront. Broadstairs has a strong commercial and visitor economy and has been resilient during the economic downturn. It is important to maintain and enhance the town's attractive character and economic base. 2.58 Broadstairs is a popular shopping destination characterised by small independently owned shops. The town has many independent shops interspersed with cafes, restaurants and drinking establishments that have enabled the town to buck the trend of high vacancy rates. The town has a particular demand for retail premises selling high street style goods (comparison goods). 2.59 There is a need for in the region of 6,000 square metres of additional retail floorspace to the end of the plan period. The prime focus for retail is centered around the High Street but with supporting town centre uses along Albion Street and the upper end of High Street towards the railway station. The town centre is largely linear in character and there is little scope for physical expansion and development. In order to accommodate retail need in the future it will be necessary to be flexible and allow some development on the edge of the town centre as close as possible to the High Street. 2.60 Broadstairs promenade and beach front is an important part of the town and is an attraction in itself, drawing families to the area. It contains a mix of cafes, restaurants and drinking establishments as well as residential uses and areas of open space. It is important that existing commercial premises are retained in order to maintain the commercial function of this area as a link between the beach and the High Street. Development in this area should contribute to and support the vibrancy of the town centre but also respect its peaceful and unique character. 2.61 The town is linear in style with separate beachfront and town centre areas and the town would benefit from improved pedestrian connectivity between these two areas. Map 10 Broadstairs Policy Map

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  • 31/01/2015 ThanetDistrictCouncilOnlinePlanningConsultationsDraftThanetLocalPlanto2031PreferredOptionsConsultationA)ThanetPreferredOpt

    https://consult.thanet.gov.uk/consult.ti/TPODLP/viewCompoundDoc?docid=6048884&partid=6057044&sessionid=&voteid=&clientuid= 1/3

    Draft Thanet Local Plan to 2031 PreferredOptions Consultation

    Ends:06Mar2015

    A) Thanet Preferred Option Draft Local Plan

    Broadstairs

    2.57Broadstairsisanattractivetownwithathrivingtowncentreandisapopularlocationforvisitorsandresidentswhoenjoyitsheritage,Dickensianpast,beach,localeventsandpicturesquewaterfront.Broadstairshasastrongcommercialandvisitoreconomyandhasbeenresilientduringtheeconomicdownturn.Itisimportanttomaintainandenhancethetown'sattractivecharacterandeconomicbase.

    2.58Broadstairsisapopularshoppingdestinationcharacterisedbysmallindependentlyownedshops.Thetownhasmanyindependentshopsinterspersedwithcafes,restaurantsanddrinkingestablishmentsthathaveenabledthetowntobuckthetrendofhighvacancyrates.Thetownhasaparticulardemandforretailpremisessellinghighstreetstylegoods(comparisongoods).

    2.59Thereisaneedforintheregionof6,000squaremetresofadditionalretailfloorspacetotheendoftheplanperiod.TheprimefocusforretailiscenteredaroundtheHighStreetbutwithsupportingtowncentreusesalongAlbionStreetandtheupperendofHighStreettowardstherailwaystation.Thetowncentreislargelylinearincharacterandthereislittlescopeforphysicalexpansionanddevelopment.InordertoaccommodateretailneedinthefutureitwillbenecessarytobeflexibleandallowsomedevelopmentontheedgeofthetowncentreascloseaspossibletotheHighStreet.

    2.60Broadstairspromenadeandbeachfrontisanimportantpartofthetownandisanattractioninitself,drawingfamiliestothearea.Itcontainsamixofcafes,restaurantsanddrinkingestablishmentsaswellasresidentialusesandareasofopenspace.ItisimportantthatexistingcommercialpremisesareretainedinordertomaintainthecommercialfunctionofthisareaasalinkbetweenthebeachandtheHighStreet.Developmentinthisareashouldcontributetoandsupportthevibrancyofthetowncentrebutalsorespectitspeacefulanduniquecharacter.

    2.61Thetownislinearinstylewithseparatebeachfrontandtowncentreareasandthetownwouldbenefitfromimprovedpedestrianconnectivitybetweenthesetwoareas.

    Map10BroadstairsPolicyMap

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    PolicySP10Broadstairs

    TheCouncilwillseektosupportproposalsthatmaintainandenhancetheroleandcharacterofBroadstairsasapopularattractivesmallseasidetowninlinewiththefollowingareabasedproposals,indicatedonMap10.

    1)BroadstairsTownCentre

    ThefocusforretailwillbethelowerHighStreetandAlbionStreetwithcomplementarytowncentreusesinthewiderarea,inaccordancewiththePrimaryandSecondaryFrontages.

    NewretaildevelopmentwillbeacceptableontheedgeofBroadstairstowncentre,subjecttoPolicyE05.ProposalswillberequiredtoprovidedirectpedestrianlinkstotheHighStreet,bewellrelatedtotheretailcore,centresofpopulationandbeaccessiblebyarangeofmeansoftransport.

    2)BroadstairsPromenadeandBeachFront

    Opportunitiestoenhancetheuseandattractivenessofthepromenade,seafrontandbeacharewelcomed,particularlywheretheyachieveimprovedconnectivitybetweenthetowncentreandbeachfront.Withinthisarea,smallscaleleisureandtourismuseswillbepermitted,includingretail,wheretheydonotharmthecharacterandheritageinterestofthesurroundingarea.WithinVictoriaGardens,openspacepolicieswillprevail.Changeofuseofexistingcommercialpremisesinthisareawillberesisted.

    Anydevelopmentpermittedbythispolicymustnotadverselyaffectanydesignatednatureconservationsiteseitherdirectlyorasaresultofincreasedvisitorpressure.

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