Explanation EC3

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The Proposals Map designates a number of areas as Primarily Industrial Areas. These are where industrial, business or warehousing uses are the predominant existing land uses. These areas have a key role to play in providing jobs for the residents of Knowsley and of Merseyside. However, other uses can be appropriately located within these areas, provided they are complementary in scale and nature and address identified needs of the area.

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In some cases, for example, small shops or petrol stations are needed within industrial areas to provide a local service to occupiers of the area.  Other uses which can sometimes be most appropriately carried out in industrial areas include builders merchants, tyre and exhaust centres, waste transfer stations, etc. However, such uses must be well sited and designed to avoid causing harm to the environment and image of industrial areas, the processes carried out by neighbouring industrial occupiers or neighbouring non-industrial uses.  Such uses are generally not appropriate for high quality B1 business parks due to the impact of noise, fumes, dust and so on but may be acceptable in industrial areas allocated for B2 or B8 uses.

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Most of the Primarily Industrial Areas are within the existing Objective 1 Strategic Investment Areas, for which there are current strategies for the improvement of the environment. In assessing any planning applications for uses other than for industry or warehousing, the Council will take into account whether the new use would be compatible with any approved regeneration strategy for the area, and also whether there would be an adverse effect on the supply of land for industrial uses.

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