SP10 Retail Site Allocation
Object
Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document
Representation ID: 5360
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G)
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The DTZ report provides insufficient evidence to justify the reduction in new retail floorspace. The 2010 retail capacity study should be updated now to inform policy. Policy is not positively prepared and could sterilise Ipswich town centre for medium to large scale retail development for 11 years, having serious implications on the vitality and viability of the centre. The Jewson site must be considered for town centre use including retail.
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Object
Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document
Representation ID: 5392
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Applekirk Properties Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
SP10 is not positively prepared or justified as the allocations included do not seek to meet the requirement for comparison retail identified in the evidence base.
Insufficient sites are identified to meet the requirements for retail floorspace over the plan period, particularly for comparison goods. The evidence base identifies a requirement for additional retail floorspace. A single site is proposed for new retail development in the town centre (Westgate), which is carried forward as an existing commitment. The NPPF requires local planning authorities to allocate a range of suitable sites to meet the scale and type of retail development needed.
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Object
Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document
Representation ID: 5435
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Coes
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
This policy of focussing on the Westgate seems to contradict everything within that master plan and sends another skewed message in terms of where development in the town should take place. We believe that the council should stick with the town centre master plan and focus on the north/south access development rather than divert anything to a Westgate development, which runs contrary to this policy as set out in the master plan. We would urge the Council, despite the so called knowledge of the DTZ report, to work together with local stakeholders and follow the consensus view.
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