Proposals for retail and other major trip-generating development, including changes of use and extensions, on edge-of-town-centre sites, other than those identified on the Proposals Map or in Table 11.3, will only be granted planning permission where:

• There is an acknowledged need for the development;
• Other town centre or edge-of-town-centre sites, including those identified on the Proposals Map, in town centre action plans and planning briefs that have been approved by the council, are demonstrably unsuitable as alternatives;
• The sequential approach set out in Policy TCR1 has been applied comprehensively; and
• They are designed to ensure customers’ ease of access to other town centre shops, services and facilities, in order to encourage multi-purpose town centre visits.