The site owners do not support the approach to economic development with regards to existing small and medium sized employment sites. Section 3 sets out the reasons why Policy 6 ‘The
Economy’ requires amending because as drafted, it does not align with the vision and objectives of the GNLP or the NPPF - Section 6 ‘Building a Strong and Competitive Economy’. It is therefore
requested that Policy 6 is amended to allow for the expansion of small and medium sized
employment sites.

With the above national policy context in mind, we consider draft Policy 6 is not flexible enough to meet the changing requirements of businesses and request that paragraph 2 is amended to allow for the expansion of small and medium sized sites, such as Abbey Farm Commercial Park.

We therefore request that Policy 6, Paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

2.The needs of small, medium and start-up businesses are addressed through:
• the allocation and retention of smaller scale employment sites across the area and the
potential expansion of, a range of existing small and medium sized sites (LPP suggested text);
• encouraging the provision of small-scale business opportunities in all significant residential
and commercial developments and through the appropriate use of rural buildings;
• Encouraging flexible building design and innovative approaches in new and existing residential
developments to encourage local working and business opportunities.