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Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Representation ID: 5704

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

SOCS endorse the Northern Fringe Protection Group's points. Support the strategy of urban renaissance in Ipswich and note the first bullet point 'it will maximise opportunities to re-use previously developed land within central Ipswich.' The proposed removal of the 60% target for development on brownfield land is a negative step. With the multi-site development of the Garden Suburb concerned that developers will focus on greenfield development. This will have a detrimental impact on the regeneration of brownfield sites particularly in the town centre and deprived areas.

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