[HTS-members] THE BISHOP CENTRE : What is your opinion?

[Karl Lawrence]

Land Securities, the owners of the Bishop Centre, presented proposals for
the  redevelopment of the Bishop Centre at an exhibition on 8/9 July.
Several articles and letters about the proposals have appeared in the
Maidenhead Advertiser.

 

The proposals are detailed on a set of ten Exhibition Boards. Please
telephone Karl Lawrence (631634) or Euan Felton (663644) if you would like
to have a set either as email attachments or as A4 paper prints 

 

Land Securities have planning permission in place for 95,000 square feet of
retail space and for an additional access to the A4. This proposal indicates
that it will be seeking an increase to 131,000 square feet.

 

The South Bucks District Council Core Strategy supports the redevelopment of
the Bishop Centre in a "form and scale" based on "localised need" and it
"must maintain a scale and role which does not impact adversely on other
centres".  

 

At its request, Land Securities will be meeting with the Committee of the
Hitcham and Taplow Society at a date to be arranged in late August to
discuss these proposals. Before that meeting your Committee wish to know
members' opinions and suggestions regarding the proposals.

 

The essence of the Land Securities proposals is to demolish the existing 36
Bishop Centre shops and to build a 30,000 square feet supermarket at the end
of a long row of 18 various sized shops each with a mezzanine floor. Parking
will be increased from 397 to 439 car spaces plus 96 cycle parking stands.  

 

The Committee would like to have your answers to the following questions

 

1   Is there a need for another supermarket in our locality?

 

2   Which goods/services provided by the existing Bishop Centre shops will
you miss?

 

3    Is there a major shop you would like to have a branch in the Bishop
Centre? 

 

4   Which types of independent shop would you like to see in a new Bishop
Centre?

 

5   How will the proposed shopping centre impact on the local community and
businesses? 

 

6   Are you concerned at the increase in traffic there will be on the A4 and
local roads?

 

7   Do you agree with Land Securities that "the local area deserves a better
shopping experience"?

 

Specific objections to the proposals, suggestions for enhancing the
proposals or general comments you wish to make will be raised during the
Committee discussions with Land Securities. 

 

Please respond by 12 August to 

 

Karl Lawrence, 12 Cedar Chase, Taplow, SL6 0EU    karlnuman at supanet.com 

 

and

 

Euan Felton, 21 Byways, Burnham, SL1 7EB
euan at efapresentations.demon.co.uk 

 

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