Comment

Representation ID: 24772

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Mr Andrew Hunter

It's unlikely a high growth scenario will alone deliver affordable housing. It is, arguably, quite apparent that the private sector development model as used by the volume house builders is simply unable to bring about delivery of affordable housing. Greater emphasis should be given to local authorities to plan and deliver affordable housing needs.

Comment

Representation ID: 24963

Received: 25/10/2017

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

No. Ipswich Borough cannot meet its current OAN target. Any increase in homes targets would clearly not deliver any more affordable housing in the Borough due to land constraints. We support IBC building affordable housing on its own land but as it already plans to do this, increasing the homes target will have no effect on numbers delivered. Affordable housing will only be provided in Ipswich Borough by commercial developers if it is viable to do so. Increasing the Ipswich OAN will not result in increased affordable housing outside the Borough as IBC would have little say in planning applications.

Comment

Representation ID: 25039

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Ashfield Land Limited

As set out above, the PPG supports an increase in the total housing provision included in a local plan where it could help deliver the required number of affordable homes. By adopting a more ambitious growth scenario, such as Scenario C, there is more chance that the Local Plan Review will deliver the required level of affordable housing over the plan period.

Comment

Representation ID: 25064

Received: 31/10/2017

Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces

No. Ipswich Borough cannot meet its current OAN target. Any increase in homes targets would clearly not deliver any more affordable housing in the Borough due to land constraints. We support IBC building affordable housing on its own land but as it already plans to do this, increasing the homes target will have no effect on numbers delivered. Affordable housing will only be provided in Ipswich Borough by commercial developers if it is viable to do so. Increasing the Ipswich OAN will not result in increased affordable housing outside the Borough as IBC would have little say in planning applications.

Comment

Representation ID: 25222

Received: 27/11/2017

Respondent: Bloor Homes

It is agreed that a high growth scenario would help to deliver the required levels of affordable housing, as the primary mechanism for the delivery of affordable housing is highly likely to be through mixed tenure developments incorporating market housing. In order to ensure that affordable housing is directed to areas of greatest need, additional growth should be focussed in areas in proximity to Ipswich, including areas which may not be within the administrative area of the Borough but which still have a strong functional relationship with Ipswich.

Comment

Representation ID: 25361

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Allocating and delivering more housing sites will lead to higher levels of affordable housing provision as affordable housing is provided as a percentage of any development. Many larger brownfield sites that are existing employment sites will have high remediation costs that will reduce the amount of affordable housing that is deliverable.

Comment

Representation ID: 25389

Received: 30/11/2017

Respondent: Gladman Developments

The Local Plan should seek to ensure that the objectively assessed needs for market and affordable housing are met in full. Where necessary, the Council will need to ensure that its evidence base is up to date to ensure that this can be achieved. This will also include the need to test a range of policy options through the sustainability appraisal process to determine the most appropriate strategy to pursue with regards to housing mix, affordability, affordable housing and the density of development.

Comment

Representation ID: 25459

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Suffolk County Council

Both councils are right to highlight the potential for more homes being planned to provide a greater number of affordable homes and that these would be likely to serve the needs of Ipswich. However, the cost of the necessary infrastructure will need to be integrated further if such an approach were to be followed.

Comment

Representation ID: 25482

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Mr Arwel Owen

It is our view that a higher growth scenario would support achieving improved affordability both through the direct supply of homes to the market, but also by increasing the proportion of affordable housing being delivered.