A shopping centre the size of 17 football pitches is needed to cope with the increase in shoppers in Brighton in the next ten years, according to a report.
The £30,000 report commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council predicts the number of shoppers will reach 543,886 by 2016 an increase of nine per cent.
The environment committee approved the report, by London firm GVA Grimley, at a meeting yesterday.
The document will influence the local development framework for the next 20 years.
Although the report said any new development should be built in existing shopping districts, some members of the committee were fearful of how it might be interpreted.
The Green Party's Georgia Wrighton was one of two to vote against the report.
She said: "This could be a dangerous document as it could be used by developers to argue for out-of-town developments."
Friday, July 28, 2006
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