Protection of evening and night-time economy uses from residential development

The PS is promoting city centre living, with 8,000 new homes to be developed within the city centre boundary up to 2035. Existing cultural and leisure uses should be protected from being compromised by residents in new housing developments objecting to noises associated with a lively evening and night time economy. Sustaining established evening and night-time economy uses, such as theatres, concert halls, pubs, and live music venues requires a sensitive approach to managing change in the surrounding area. The policy requires new land use developments to be designed in ways which ensure that established evening and night time economy uses remain commercially viable, and can continue to exist in their present form.