Comment

Representation ID: 24683

Received: 18/10/2017

Respondent: Mr Chris Wheeler

There is a big opportunity to enhance rail services in the area by redualling the line section between Woodbridge and Saxmundham. With the new rail fleet due in 2019 the service can be made more frequent and of better quality, and with the promised through services from Lowestoft to Liverpool Street settlements close to the line could become more attractive housing areas, enhancing local economies. Redualling of the line would also enable freight services into Sizewell C.

Comment

Representation ID: 24749

Received: 27/10/2017

Respondent: Mr Peter Sutters

Extend Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) from Shenfield to Ipswich. Possibly look to have four track from Ipswich to Manningtree. (Could link in with new depot).

Comment

Representation ID: 24928

Received: 29/10/2017

Respondent: Tuddenham St Martin Parish Council

Improved public transport provision and transport links are required that meet the needs of the community and neighbouring communities. These include buses which tie in better with local school timetables and improvements in the travel service between neighbouring villages in order to reduce individual car journeys. Cycle provision should also be improved, particularly utilising bridleways and footpaths where appropriate to enable movement away from main roads.

Comment

Representation ID: 24951

Received: 27/10/2017

Respondent: Network Rail

Network Rail's Anglia Route Study (2016) looks to forecast growth to identify key areas for improvement for the next ten years, to enable the network to meet future needs up to 2043 (see: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/long-term-planning/). We would welcome engagement throughout the development of an Infrastructure Delivery Plan to ensure rail enhancements are accurately captured and funding sources identified. Enhancements currently identified in Network Rail's strategic planning for investment include:
* Haughley Junction doubling, and
* Enhancement and Liverpool Street Station.
There is also an aspiration to enhance the East Suffolk Lines. In general, the need to close level crossings should also be considered where any development is likely to increase or change the nature of usage at a crossing. We would welcome a policy to support level crossing closures within the Local Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 24974

Received: 25/10/2017

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Traffic flows and air quality need to be monitored and assessed as new developments are built out under current Local Plans, and remedial action taken when required. Until such remedial action has been shown to be effective, further development around problem areas should be curtailed. Planning conditions relating to transport infrastructure/travel plans should be enforced. Cross-boundary Transport Assessments are required for the draft Local Plans and any remedial measures identified, tested (through modelling) and implemented. Assess the viability of direct cross-town bus routes that avoid the need to go into the town centre, e.g. Ransomes via the hospital to Whitehouse.

Comment

Representation ID: 25012

Received: 29/10/2017

Respondent: Railfuture East Anglia

Improvements to the local rail network. Atkins consultants for 'East-West Rail' are advancing the case for increases in the frequency of rail services into Ipswich from Bury St. Edmunds and Felixstowe but this will require additional platform capacity at Ipswich and double tracking the Felixstowe line. Ipswich Garden Suburb should benefit from a relocated station at Westerfield to provide sustainable transport links to the rest of the network. The East Suffolk line should be double track as far as Saxmundham (currently only as far as Woodbridge). This would enable the services to run every half hour to Woodbridge and Saxmundham and provide Woodbridge with a more attractive service into Ipswich.

Comment

Representation ID: 25058

Received: 31/10/2017

Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces

Traffic flows and air quality need to be monitored and assessed as new developments are built out under current Local Plans, and remedial action taken when required. Until such remedial action has been shown to be effective, further development around problem areas should be curtailed. Planning conditions relating to transport infrastructure/travel plans should be enforced. Cross-boundary Transport Assessments are required for the draft Local Plans and any remedial measures identified, tested (through modelling) and implemented. Assess the viability of direct cross-town bus routes that avoid the need to go into the town centre, e.g. Ransomes via the hospital to Whitehouse.

Comment

Representation ID: 25079

Received: 23/11/2017

Respondent: Associated British Ports

ABP requests the identification of the Port of Ipswich as a strategic transport hub and the inclusion of policy (ideally) and wording which specifically seeks to support and protect the function and role of the Port in the town.

ABP would like to see improvement of the junctions on the A14 around Ipswich in order to accommodate existing and future growth. ABP supports the efforts of IBC and SCC to lobby Highways England for such improvements and investigation of other potential improvements to the A14 and A12(S) corridors.

Comment

Representation ID: 25297

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Conservative Group

Rail links within Suffolk need to be updated to the 21st century with potentially more branch lines and stops especially if Ipswich is to rely on the surrounding areas to provide its housing needs. Ipswich is not a big enough town to support or need two large town centre bus stations and this should be addressed.

Comment

Representation ID: 25401

Received: 29/11/2017

Respondent: Babergh District Council & Midsuffolk District Council

The importance of the delivery of the necessary infrastructure to support growth and development is recognised in both the Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal Plan Review and the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Consultation Document. We will continue to engage in future discussions on infrastructure solutions which will be critical to the ongoing economic prosperity of Suffolk. As a matter of detail with regard to the reference to page 4 please note that at this stage Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils are not intending to undertake a revised Strategic Flood Risk Assessment or Water Cycle Study.

Comment

Representation ID: 25445

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Suffolk County Council

Opportunities to maximise walking, cycling or using public transport must be a key part of working through the spatial strategy. Further road capacity serving Ipswich may also be necessary. This can be assessed using the SCC transport model. We welcome the potential to integrate consideration of the feasibility of a new northern route during the local plan review process. It may be required to mitigate the impact of further growth needed to meet currently identified need, but higher levels of growth may be necessary to secure sufficient funding. Proposals along the A12 corridor would offer the opportunity to use the East Suffolk rail line. SCC would like to explore opportunities to enhance walking and cycling connectivity between Ipswich and Martlesham, and within Ipswich. The double tracking of the Felixstowe Branch is an opportunity to promote greater modal shift. The cumulative transport impact of the development of sites will need to be the subject of further work to address issues such as cumulative impacts of development on routes in, around and through Ipswich, including the strategic A14 and A12 routes.