Comment

Representation ID: 25536

Received: 25/01/2019

Respondent: Scott Bridges

The current natural area adjacent to Alnesbourn Crescent forms an important part of the natural beauty and wildlife land of Ravenswood. The proposal, especially of IP150d and IP150e would greatly reduce the natural habitat in the Ravenswood estate.

Traffic is already of a major concern to residents on the estate, with the current Ravenswood roundabout congested during both rush hours. The addition of new homes on the estate would put an undue stress on an already stretched junction and there is no detail of how these concerns would be alleviated.

Object

Representation ID: 25812

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: AONB

Sites IP150b - IP150e are being proposed for mixed use residential, leisure and employment developments. These sites sit wholly within the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. The site sheets make no reference to this in the constraints section. They should be modified to reflect this.

Object

Representation ID: 25925

Received: 20/03/2019

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Pigeon consider that the majority of the sites that the Council has proposed for residential allocation are subject to significant constraints that could delay, or indeed, ultimately prevent their delivery. Pigeon do not consider the approach of relocation of existing uses, where there is no reassurance that these can be successfully located elsewhere, as an appropriate strategy for delivering housing in Ipswich. Pigeon therefore strongly object to this approach and suggest that the Council follow their Duty to Co-operate, of working with neighbouring authorities to deliver a proportion of their housing requirements.

Object

Representation ID: 25965

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: Environment Agency

Paragraph 4.12 on page 25 outlines the requirement for the sequential approach to sites in line with paragraph 158 of the NPPF. The paragraph suggests that development has been sequentially sited and the exception test has been applied as well. It is however not clear how this has been achieved. We are currently reviewing the Sequential and Exception Test statement and will advise of any further work required.

Object

Representation ID: 26097

Received: 02/04/2019

Respondent: Salter and Skinner Partnership

Development (113 dwellings) at Bourne End Nursery is appropriate on brownfield site. Supports the government objective to boost housing on previously developed sites.

Council does not have 5 year housing land supply.

Sites in flood zone 2 can be developed for housing if there are no sequentially preferable sites, subject to exception test being met. There aren't other suitable sites to ensure the Borough has a suitable range of sites.

The development can be made safe for its lifetime. Only minor shortcoming is partial-flooding of road but not dangerous enough for refusal.

Allocate site for housing. (see appendix accompanying reports)