The council will seek to ensure that the environmental quality of town centres is enhanced, for example through:

• Environmental improvement schemes;
• Improvements to the quality of the building stock;
• Locating servicing facilities at the rear of buildings;
• Improved access for people with disabilities, pedestrians and cyclists; and
• Schemes designed to reduce opportunities for crime.

Proposals for town centre and retail development should make a positive contribution to such enhancements.