7.3.3

Object

Representation ID: 4868

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Risk to cohesion: Without protective measures, rapid turnover of uses (office to café to gym to private clinic) can undermine local identity, continuity of services, and long-term investment in community assets
Risk to SMEs and local shops:
Investors might exploit Class E freedoms for short-term gain, outbidding local independents for prime space, then flipping uses for higher rents, pushing out small traders.