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Comment

Issues and Options for the Ipswich Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 24740

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: RSPB

Agent: RSPB

Representation Summary:

Policy DM6 - Additional line k) to incorporate integrated swift-bricks
Policy DM10 - Re-word as Protection and Enhancement of trees and hedgerows
Policy DM28 - We question the tone of this policy. NPPF sets out that open spaces should be protected and enhanced.
Policy DM31 - needs to include SPAs and SSSIs

Full text:

Policy DM6 - Tall buildings
Additional line k) to incorporate integrated swift-bricks
Integrated swift-bricks are low-cost (in the region of £20) and will help deliver on the urgent need for lost nest-spaces for this species which has undergone a 51% decline since the 1990s.
Policy DM10 - this policy should be re-worded as Protection and ENHANCEMENT of trees and hedgerows in order to be consistent with the NPPF.
Policy DM28 - the tone of this policy is wrong. To be consistent with the NPPF, it should look to preserve and enhance areas of open space.
Policy DM31 - this should explicitly identify the Stour and Orwell estuaries Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Deben Estuary SPA, plus any Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) within or near to the IBC boundary.