ipswich.gov.uk
Object
Draft Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document
Representation ID: 75
Received: 20/02/2014
Respondent: Mrs Veronica Hall
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
River Hill is totally inappropriate for a gypsy site, and concern that development as such would cause social, economic and environmental damage. Ipswich BC have not consulted as required. Ipswich BC can save face by agreeing to sell the land to the Health Club for the benefit of the community.
The proposal to insert a gypsy site between a Health Club and the A14 is totally inept. [I feel] it would be directly responsible for the closure of a successful local business, the loss of 49 jobs and the erosion of countryside on a western approach to Ipswich. Ipswich BC should understand that consultation implies discussion with interested parties prior to coming to a decision - not notification in a "consultation document" that in Ipswich BC's opinion there is only one suitable site. Clarice House owners have proposed a much better use for this site at their own expense, preserving the countryside and local facilities and enhancing this approach to Ipswich.