Object

Representation ID: 25671

Received: 11/03/2019

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Support the intention to undertake an update to the Retail and Leisure Study to determine whether the standard floorspace forecasts need to be moderated to accurately reflect recent trends. The study needs to consider whether there is enough demand to maintain the current town centre or whether more of it might be developed for housing instead of Humber Doucy Lane.

We question the need to allocate part of the Westgate Site, the Mint Quarter and extended the Central Shopping Area.

The forecast jobs growth in the retail sector is questioned and needs to be reassessed.

Support

Representation ID: 25691

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

Policy CS14 is supported.

Object

Representation ID: 25704

Received: 04/03/2019

Respondent: Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Suffolk Chamber supports the continued development of the Waterfront as a significant cultural and leisure hub and economic driver in the town. We support the Council's wish to regenerate and provide sustainable growth in this area alongside the Portman Quarter. Likewise, we support the development of the town's retail offer but welcome the focus on new office, hotel, culture and leisure developments in and around the town. As a caveat however, we would like to see further research on hotel use to ensure any new hotels will be occupied and not sat surplus to demand.

Object

Representation ID: 25724

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: AquiGen

Note that the Council is preparing an update to the Retail and Commercial Leisure Study to inform the Regulation 19 plan consultation by Summer 2019. We intend to comment as necessary on this policy and the updated Retail Study at that time (if required).

Object

Representation ID: 26104

Received: 01/04/2019

Respondent: Suffolk Constabulary

To highlight the importance of designing out crime consideration must be given to the impact of 'urban greening' on the provision of CCTV throughout the town. (This is also referred to in CS3: IP-one Area Action Plan and Policy DM9 which quotes an aspiration of 22% canopy cover by 2050)