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Comment

Representation ID: 24825

Received: 20/10/2017

Respondent: Ipswich Wildlife Group

The existing countryside areas form a green buffer between settlements, providing welcome areas of exercise and relaxation for residents and valuable habitat for wildlife.

A - A small-scale development that included habitat for reptiles and other wildlife could be part of the desired green rim.

B - This area alongside the A14 main wildlife corridor is woodland, therefore unsuitable.

C - This area is also in the A14 wildlife corridor and would need a habitat survey to identify existing wildlife value before any development could be considered.

D - This is a small area of an arable field - not feasible on its own.

E and F - Wildlife and habitat surveys would be needed to establish the value of the site. The site is located in the green rim and a major wildlife corridor, so any development should enhance wildlife value and create new semi-natural open space as part of the green rim (with links to the new Garden Suburb country park).

G - This site requires wildlife and habitat surveys. It would be the most suitable extension to the new Garden Suburb country park.

H to L - The hedgerows on this site should be protected. Small-scale development should include a semi-natural open space as part of the green rim.

M to O - Currently arable land so there is scope to create new natural habitats and green space that would add to the wildlife corridor and green rim.

P - Part of Orwell Country Park and A14 wildlife corridor, so not appropriate for development.

Q - Part of Belstead Brook Park and Local Nature Reserve status so not developable.

R - Unsuitable as adjacent to Belstead Brook an important wildlife corridor and likely to flood.