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ACS welcomes plans to improve town centre design

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Proposed planning reforms designed too make town centres more attractive have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The proposals to update the National Planning Policy Framework to bring consistency and a bigger emphasis on good design would help communities, said the ACS. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “High streets and town …

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