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Object

Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft

Representation ID: 26293

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)

Agent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Policy unsound and not consistent with national policy. DM22 requires compliance with adopted standards for car and cycle parking. However, these standards are not set out in the local plan but in supplementary guidance. We are concerned that such standards, which are issues of policy as the can be used to refuse an application, being set out in guidance and not the plan itself. Legislation is clear that policy issues must be set out in local plans. This is to ensure that should these standards change then appropriate consultation and public scrutiny of these changes is undertaken.

Change suggested by respondent:

Two options are open to the Council, they can either include the standards as an appendix in the local plan or state in policy that development will need to have regard to the standards.