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Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review
Representation ID: 5162
Received: 04/03/2015
Respondent: Ipswich Wildlife Group
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Re: Country Park with joint visitor / community centre for Henley Gate. - Trigger point for delivery:
Henley Gate is the last of the 3 areas to be developed and so up to 2000 houses might be in place before a single tree is planted in the Country Park. This would put pressure on other existing greenspaces, including the Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA. We think that a start should be made on the Country Park as soon as the first house is started in the first area.
Re: Country Park with joint visitor / community centre for Henley Gate. - Trigger point for delivery:
Henley Gate is the last of the 3 areas to be developed and so up to 2000 houses might be in place before a single tree is planted in the Country Park. This would put pressure on other existing greenspaces, including the Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA. We think that a start should be made on the Country Park as soon as the first house is started in the first area.
Although some parts of the Country Park will undergo construction work during the development, e.g. for SUDS, it should be possible to make parts of the Country Park accessible to the public from Day 1. Community groups could also start planting trees, bushes, etc. from Day 1, provided that this was coordinated within an overall plan.