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4.2 Promote further hotel and tourist accommodation. Should this continue to be directed to areas in the town centre, seafront and airport or should other areas be promoted
Representation ID: 3687
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Accommodation should not just be hotel focused and should offer a range of different opportunities to meet the wants, needs and budgets of different visitors. Southend lacks facilities for camping, glamping and touring caravans. This lack of facilities alienates a significant proportion of potential visitors and is a barrier to Southend being a leading coastal tourism destination. The town also lacks hostel style accommodation used by backpackers and often younger travellers. This is also a limitation to the aspiration.
Accommodation should not just be hotel focused and should offer a range of different opportunities to meet the wants, needs and budgets of different visitors. Southend lacks facilities for camping, glamping and touring caravans. This lack of facilities alienates a significant proportion of potential visitors and is a barrier to Southend being a leading coastal tourism destination. The town also lacks hostel style accommodation used by backpackers and often younger travellers. This is also a limitation to the aspiration.
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4.3 Promote the second phase of City Beach and enhanced public realm areas. Should priority for City Beach be given to the areas east of the Pier adjacent the Kursaal or west of the Pier
Representation ID: 3691
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
if a second phase is to progress priority should be given to the west of the Pier. prioritising pedestrians and providing more soft landscaping in this area would likely benefit visitor experience.
if a second phase is to progress priority should be given to the west of the Pier. prioritising pedestrians and providing more soft landscaping in this area would likely benefit visitor experience.
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4.4 Improve accessibility to the central seafront areas for all users. How best do you think this could be achieved
Representation ID: 3692
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
The dominance of the car in this area is detrimental to the visitor experience once they arrive and the quality of the space.
pedestrians and those arriving by sustainable travel should be prioritised.
Reducing traffic or pedestrianisation on the area east of the Pier and partly to the west could make the area easier to access and move around for visitors.
The dominance of the car in this area is detrimental to the visitor experience once they arrive and the quality of the space.
pedestrians and those arriving by sustainable travel should be prioritised.
Reducing traffic or pedestrianisation on the area east of the Pier and partly to the west could make the area easier to access and move around for visitors.
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4.5 Seek further enhanced links between the central seafront and town centre to improve services and facilities. How best do you think this could be achieved
Representation ID: 3693
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Improving the landscaping between central seafront and town centre, including increasing the amount of planting would improve this link.
The way finding between the transport hubs and car parks should be improved using a variety of measures including signs, art landscaping and digital technology.
Improving the landscaping between central seafront and town centre, including increasing the amount of planting would improve this link.
The way finding between the transport hubs and car parks should be improved using a variety of measures including signs, art landscaping and digital technology.
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4.6 Continue to safeguard Key Visitor Car Parking in line with the provisions of the Southend Central Area Action Plan
Representation ID: 3694
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
parking for visitors does not have to be on the sea front. The tourist experience could be enhanced by reducing parking on the sea front and by enhancing the town centre car parks and way finding. The parking space on the sea front could be used to enhance the visitor experience with high quality landscaping of add now facilities.
parking for visitors does not have to be on the sea front. The tourist experience could be enhanced by reducing parking on the sea front and by enhancing the town centre car parks and way finding. The parking space on the sea front could be used to enhance the visitor experience with high quality landscaping of add now facilities.
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4.7 Do you have any other issues/comments you would like to raise
Representation ID: 3695
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
To become a leading coastal tourism destination Southend needs to compete with a number of well established destinations. Southend lacks an iconic viewing attraction that many other resorts have. The local plan could help address this by allocating a site for the development of a landmark viewing tower such as the Briton I360 or the Portsmouth spinnaker.
To become a leading coastal tourism destination Southend needs to compete with a number of well established destinations. Southend lacks an iconic viewing attraction that many other resorts have. The local plan could help address this by allocating a site for the development of a landmark viewing tower such as the Briton I360 or the Portsmouth spinnaker.
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5.1
Representation ID: 3696
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Town Centres need to adapt to the changing shopping and leisure habits. It is important that Southend Town Centre is vibrant and inviting as it is the gateway to the seafront. However, retail developments should be in a location that can provide good facilities with high quality civic realm. retails needs to be convenient and able to accommodate and adapt quickly to changing trends such as online shopping and click and collect. Mixed use areas, retail, leisure, business and residential may offer more sustainability.
Town Centres need to adapt to the changing shopping and leisure habits. It is important that Southend Town Centre is vibrant and inviting as it is the gateway to the seafront. However, retail developments should be in a location that can provide good facilities with high quality civic realm. retails needs to be convenient and able to accommodate and adapt quickly to changing trends such as online shopping and click and collect. Mixed use areas, retail, leisure, business and residential may offer more sustainability.
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a. do you think a greater mix of uses should be allowed such as retail, cafes and bars
Representation ID: 3697
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Southend Town Centre needs to be flexible and quick to adapt. development also needs to be balanced changing from retail to predominantly food outlets is unlikely to be sustainable in the medium to long term.
The local plan should support flexibility and new civic realm.
Southend Town Centre needs to be flexible and quick to adapt. development also needs to be balanced changing from retail to predominantly food outlets is unlikely to be sustainable in the medium to long term.
The local plan should support flexibility and new civic realm.
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b. do you think the town centre should be refocused into specific themes, for example
Representation ID: 3698
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Creation of zones and creating a large area of civic realm could be of benefit to the long term viability of Southend town centre.
Focusing this around the Forum, Collage and University and demolishing existing buildings to create a central public square with open views would be an approach that could support a variety of uses.
Creation of zones and creating a large area of civic realm could be of benefit to the long term viability of Southend town centre.
Focusing this around the Forum, Collage and University and demolishing existing buildings to create a central public square with open views would be an approach that could support a variety of uses.
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5.3 Do you think the current town centre boundary (see SCAAP) should be amended Should we allow more residential uses on the periphery
Representation ID: 3702
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Residential use should be considered if it keeps the area active and vibrant.
Residential use should be considered if it keeps the area active and vibrant.
