IN MY view the Northwich Vision will fail due to the amount of retirement flats in Northwich town centre.

If we want a Northwich which is full of nice bars and restaurants then we cannot have retirement flats in the same vicinity where complaints of noise are a risk, just witness what happened to JWs Bar a few years back.

There are plenty of spaces away from areas of night life where retirement flats could have been built.

I also hope that Northwich becomes a town with independent shops, bars and restaurants and not filled with generic chain pubs and restaurants.

If Northwich is looking for a vision it should look at towns like Knutsford for inspiration on how to have a characterful town.

Barnton resident