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The Ipswich Garden suburb has already received a planning application from Mersea Homes/CBRE Global investors. The standard of architectural design wasn't inspiring. The road layout did not encourage any form of sustainable transport for instance, NO traffic free corridor to link with existing traffic free routes. The only commitment to sustainable transport was provision of an information pack containing local bus timing for would be residents. This initial phase did not include any information regarding the build timing for the Country Park or local facilities. Is there any guarantee that these facilities will ever be built? Who will pay for them? On the broader facilities theme, road congestion is now recognised as a definite outcome once the Ipswich Garden Suburb is built. There is no solution, no proposal for new link roads, etc. Road congestion should be addressed as a prerequisite, before any development takes place. This should also include neighbouring local authorities. As with transport, there appears to be a lack of solutions for other infrastructure, schools, water , waste water etc.

The economic activity driving the demand for the Ipswich Garden suburb, is absent at the present time with absence of any statement of interest by organisations and businesses wishing to local with sustainable commute distance. Who will buy the houses? It is likely that Ipswich Garden suburb will become a commute enclave, contributing many additional vehicle movements.