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I am writing in support of the general principles outlined in the new Local Plan.

As owner of the Warwick Arms Hotel in Warwick High Street it is encouraging to see that a priority is "to protect existing visitor accommodation within or adjoining the Districts three town centres unless it can be demonstrated that the use is no longer viable or suitable "

I look forward to being contacted as part of the Visitor and Tourism Strategy Action Plan currently under preparation as mentioned under "other options". I am convinced that this will conclude that there is no "lack of adequate accommodation" in the District.

Furthermore I trust it will highlight the fact that many accommodation providers in the District,often in heritage buildings (essential to the town centre street scenes which attract tourists)need the same level of protection from edge of town Budget Hotels as the retailers referred to in PO3...."we will protect our existing retail uses in town centres and strongly resist any out of town centre proposals that may come forward.