Currently Mill Hall serves as the only performance facility in the district, and provides an important function to support the vitality of Rayleigh as a town centre. The plan proposes residential use for this site within Site Allocation COL7. Theatres Trust as a statutory consultee will strongly object to proposals which diminish Mill Hall's performance function; the proposed replacement facility outlined within consultation documents would be significantly smaller and would not realistically facilitate theatre and other larger shows. We object to allocation COL7 as set out within our specific comments on that section. The plan can address this by ensuring the cultural needs of Rochford are met and that if there is need to replace Mill Hall the plan allocates appropriate replacement which ensures continued theatre and cultural provision. Given the threat to Mill Hall the Trust is likely to seek participation at Examination in Public should the plan's policies fail to robustly support and protect Rochford's community and cultural facilities.