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Object

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

Representation ID: 26359

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Objective1; inadequately demonstrated. Objective 2; the 4% and 5% affordable housing negotiated on IGS doesn't match with the 31% quoted. Evidence of recent job losses in town undermines credibility of job target. Objective 3; Lack of justification for HDL. Objective 5; Concerns about railway noise/ vibration from intensification of line and traffic from humpback bridge. Current rail noise causes residents complaints and audible for a distance of about 1/4-1/2 a mile at night causing significant sleep-disturbance especially in summer. 5 point rail plan agreed 2018 and no assessment of diesel pollution. Adopted indicator of air quality exceedances should be reinstated.

Change suggested by respondent:

Adopted indicator of air quality exceedances should be reinstated for objective 5.

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