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Object

Draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review

Representation ID: 791

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Whilst supporting jobs growth through the Economic Development Implementation Plan, Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Growth Strategy, we notice that central Ipswich is not included as a principal location for it; within Ipswich, only the A14/Ravenswood/Futura Park/Ransomes Europark site which is not easily accessible from the proposed Garden Suburb by public transport or other sustainable transport means is mentioned. The Suffolk Growth Strategy identified Finance/Insurance as a growth industry for Ipswich and this should be mentioned in the CS even though the predicted growth for 2011-2031 from EEFM 2013 data is only 428 jobs (7%)

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