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Comment

Representation ID: 25186

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Environment Agency

The River Gipping as it flows through Ipswich and the Orwell estuary are overlooked in the Plan. The River Gipping in Ipswich is a neglected asset that is not accessible to people. It is a degraded environment that is hidden from view and not celebrated as one of Ipswich's key assets. The new Local Plan for Ipswich should include proposals to enhance the visual and ecological quality of the river and estuary, engage people with the river and detail how water quality will be maintained and improved in the river while the population of Ipswich increases. Developers proposing to build on land adjacent to the river should contribute to improving the water and habitat quality in the river. This should include contributing to the cost of removing redundant in-river structures that are of poor visual quality, are a health and safety and maintenance liability and prevent the free movement of fish and eels in the river.