Comment

Representation ID: 13951

Received: 01/11/2021

Respondent: D2 Planning Limited

Policy EMP2 - Strategic Employment Areas

London & Cambridge Properties is one of the UK’s largest property owners of industrial and retail, managing a portfolio of in excess of 16million sq ft which is held predominantly for long term investment purposes.
The company’s head office is situated on the Pensnett Industrial Estate which they have owned and managed for in excess of 35 years. Given the scale of the Pensnett Industrial Estate, LCP have found it important to be able to offer ancillary facilities to existing and potential tenants such as children’s facilities, vets, food and drink outlets etc within their industrial estates. Whilst criterion 4 is welcome,Policy EMP2 - Strategic Employment Areas

London & Cambridge Properties is one of the UK’s largest property owners of industrial and retail, managing a portfolio of in excess of 16million sq ft which is held predominantly for long term investment purposes.
The company’s head office is situated on the Pensnett Industrial Estate which they have owned and managed for in excess of 35 years. Given the scale of the Pensnett Industrial Estate, LCP have found it important to be able to offer ancillary facilities to existing and potential tenants such as children’s facilities, vets, food and drink outlets etc within their industrial estates. Whilst criterion 4 is welcome, LCP believe that it should be widened to accommodate a range of other uses for the tenants of these industrial areas. Such additional facilities reduce travel and make these industrial areas more attractive to existing and potential tenants. Such additional facilities reduce travel and make these industrial areas more attractive to existing and potential tenants.