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Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26263
Received: 26/02/2020
Respondent: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT)
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
No objection to masterplan approach which reflects ESNEFT’s intentions, but inclusion of the word ‘safeguards’ is unnecessarily restrictive and inflexible. ESNEFT requires further flexibility in how it plans and develops the Hospital site which may include non-health care provision, should land become surplus to health care requirements. To allow for further flexibility, the inclusion of ‘other ancillary uses’ should be added to the policy. The Policy would not; enable sufficient flexibility to enable ESNEFT to realise its development requirements, reflect legal or procedural requirements, or reflect the most appropriate strategy for the site, contrary to NPPF paragraph 35. Amendments needed.
Recommended the policy wording is amended as follows:
"The Council supports the development of healthcare related facilities at the Heath Road Hospital Campus as identified on the policies map. Related uses may include:
▪ Further inpatient and outpatient accommodation and facilities
▪ Staff accommodation;
▪ Residential care home;
▪ Intermediate facilities;
▪ Education and teaching centre;
▪ Therapies centre; and
▪ Other ancillary uses.
Proposals for new and improved healthcare, ancillary facilities and other compatible development at Heath Road Hospital Campus will be supported providing they form part of the Hospital Trust’s Estate Strategy for the provision of healthcare facilities, consistent with an overall site wide masterplan prepared by the Trust and associated Transport Strategy including suitable travel plan measures and parking provision."