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Policy CS3 IP-One Area Action Plan
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26469
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Associated British Ports
Agent: Associated British Ports
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Support regeneration objectives for IP-One area. Important elements of the Port within or adjacent to area. Development should have regard to existing port uses/activities to ensure they are protected. Concerned to ensure right and ability to use land and infrastructure for port purposes is retained and Port’s 'significant (economic) role' and ability to expand is protected. Request that recognition is made to the Port and other important existing employment/activities within/adjoining IP-One area which the Council wishes to safeguard and support. Development should be sensitive to existing uses and avoid potential impacts which may prejudice the continued operation/expansion of these uses.
Request the addition of a new criterion into any new policy based on Policy CS3:
“New development should be sensitive to existing uses (including those at the Port of Ipswich) and avoid potential impacts which may prejudice the continued operation and, where appropriate, expansion of these uses.”
Note and support the inclusion of similar wording to this effect in Policy CS13.
Support
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26555
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
Agent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
The Company welcomes the change made to criterion c and the explicit recognition that guidance set out in the Site Allocations and Policies (Incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document Review Final Draft may not always be the optimum way to develop a site. Summary: Support
N/A
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26648
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Silverton Aggregates Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Concerned that the Action Plan does not make the most of allocating previously developed land for residential development. Therefore considered that the emerging Local Plan does not meet the tests of soundness in terms of ensuring the consistent delivery of housing in accordance with Paragraph 35 of the NPPF. considered that a greater number of short to medium scale sites should be allocated to ensure the consistent delivery of housing within the Borough. Land to the north of Burrell
Road offers an opportunity to accommodate a degree of residential development in the short to medium term.
Allocate land north of Burrell Road for residential development.
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26657
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Historic England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Extremely concerned about the following key aspects:
1. The lack of clarity regarding the status of the IP-One Area Action Plan;
2. The lack of clear delineation of the opportunity areas; and
3. The absence of robust policies for these which in our view renders this aspect of the Plan not effective, and therefore unsound.
See detailed commentary for further explanation of these concerns. Ipswich has a high number of historic assets in the IP-One area and appropriate management of the historic environment will therefore be a significant consideration in the design and deliverability of new development.
If the IP-One Area Action Plan has been completed then Policy CS3 and supporting text need to clearly state this. Opportunity areas need to be clearly defined and labelled on the policies map, so that it is clear which policy and supporting text relates to which area, and the extent of the land in question. Recommended one policy for each opportunity area which specifically sets out the main criteria and parameters for that land. Robust site specific policies will help to articulate the vision for each opportunity area, setting out the means to improve connectivity, legibility, and ones experience of historic places, and help to ensure the key design and heritage principles are employed consistently and to a high quality. Review the wording for policies SP2, SP4, SP5, SP11, SP12, and SP13 identifying which heritage assets (or their settings) would be affected by the proposed development. Elevate the Development Options plans (i.e. those illustrating the development options and design guidelines) from chapter 6 into the policies.
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26660
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Historic England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The way the IP-one area action plan is referred to suggests that this work has yet to be completed, and that in due course a new Area Action Plan will be prepared, clarifying the opportunity area boundaries, and setting out detailed policy criteria. However, this is not clear and is confusing and misleading. Concern is that the Plan should be readable and useable for everyone. If the IP-One Area Action Plan has been completed and is incorporated, then Policy and supporting text need to clearly state this. Notwithstanding this, it is our contention that the Council has not followed CS3.
Policy requires clarification as to the status of the IP-One Area Action Plan.