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Policy CS19 Provision of Health Services
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26215
Received: 21/02/2020
Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Welcome support of primary care infrastructure and will always provide facilities that meets the needs of patients but policy of building near the town centre, district or local centre will be difficult. Surgeries have catchment areas and these might conflict with district or local centres. Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are being introduced to provide a variety of services through surgeries working together and this could influence the location of any new health facility. The OPE platform is available to make sure that all public buildings are fully utilised. Feasibility studies are being produced to find an estate strategy for Ipswich.
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Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26263
Received: 26/02/2020
Respondent: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT)
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
No objection to masterplan approach which reflects ESNEFT’s intentions, but inclusion of the word ‘safeguards’ is unnecessarily restrictive and inflexible. ESNEFT requires further flexibility in how it plans and develops the Hospital site which may include non-health care provision, should land become surplus to health care requirements. To allow for further flexibility, the inclusion of ‘other ancillary uses’ should be added to the policy. The Policy would not; enable sufficient flexibility to enable ESNEFT to realise its development requirements, reflect legal or procedural requirements, or reflect the most appropriate strategy for the site, contrary to NPPF paragraph 35. Amendments needed.
Recommended the policy wording is amended as follows:
"The Council supports the development of healthcare related facilities at the Heath Road Hospital Campus as identified on the policies map. Related uses may include:
▪ Further inpatient and outpatient accommodation and facilities
▪ Staff accommodation;
▪ Residential care home;
▪ Intermediate facilities;
▪ Education and teaching centre;
▪ Therapies centre; and
▪ Other ancillary uses.
Proposals for new and improved healthcare, ancillary facilities and other compatible development at Heath Road Hospital Campus will be supported providing they form part of the Hospital Trust’s Estate Strategy for the provision of healthcare facilities, consistent with an overall site wide masterplan prepared by the Trust and associated Transport Strategy including suitable travel plan measures and parking provision."
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26264
Received: 26/02/2020
Respondent: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT)
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
It is also requested that the last sentence of the supporting text within Paragraph 8.229 is deleted as it covers healthcare matters that go beyond the scope of the Local Planning Authority’s remit. Additional sentences are requested to demonstrate examples of the other ancillary uses referred to above. The supporting text (paragraph 8.230) also needs to be amended to link any parking issues to those directly associated with proposed hospital activity related to specific developments, rather than any parking issues that may be occurring in the area generally.
Requested revision to paragraph 8.229:
The Heath Road Hospital is a strategic health facility serving Ipswich and the surrounding area. It is important that any rationalisation of uses there takes place in the context of a planned strategy for healthcare provision which itself takes account of the future growth of Ipswich and the Ipswich Strategic Planning Area. The policy allows for a range of healthcare and other compatible uses, including staff support services to assist with recruitment and retention. Additional ancillary uses may also include shared facilities to deliver a mutual benefit to other public sector organisations aligned with the one public estate agenda.
Requested revision to paragraph 8.230:
It is also essential that the travel implications of specific hospital related developments are fully considered and measures are put in place to encourage the use of sustainable modes where practicable by staff, out-patients, and visitors. In particular, measures should tackle parking issues in surrounding residential areas associated with proposed Hospital activity and the Hospital should put in place monitoring to ensure that any measures are proving to be effective.