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J3. THE VALLEYS: REGENERATION / RETENTION / COMMUNITY

Chris Loyn, Loyn & Co.

Chris Loyn, Juror

One aspect of the regeneration strategy for the Valleys has been to locate new Retail Centres, typically with supermarkets as anchor tenants, on allocated sites out of town or on the edge of town.

Dislocated retail draws life out from the already fragile economies of the town centres, rather than bringing new trade in. The cycle of decline continues. Connectivity ensures the new retail injection is integrated with the town itself, becoming a supplement not a competitor. The town again becomes the destination, making the new retail part of the existing instead of it being a stand alone, detached rival.

Juror Exhibit 3