Convenience Goods Floorspace

14.17 The retail appraisal suggested that there is a strong qualitative need for a new supermarket within or on the edge of the town centre which would:

• enhance the quality and choice of convenience goods within the town centre;
• provide a main food shopping destination so the town can serve the day-to-day needs of its local community; and
• provide a more sustainable range of convenience goods facilities which can be accessed by sustainable forms of transport.