Comment
Issues and Options for the Ipswich Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 24972
Received: 25/10/2017
Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group
Representation Summary:
There is an over provision of land allocated to retail space within Ipswich. It was a mistake for the current Local Plan to extend the Ipswich Central Shopping Area to include the Westgate Quarter. This decision should be reconsidered and the land incorporating allocations IP40 and IP41 reallocated for mixed residential and employment use. It is not realistic to release large areas of protected open spaces within the Borough to residential development, given the current shortfalls of Open Space. We strongly oppose any attempt to use what little remaining countryside there is in the Borough for homes.
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