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Policy DM7 Provision of Private Outdoor Amenity Space and New and Existing Developments
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26299
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)
Agent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
DM7 is unsound as it not consistent with national policy or justified. This policy is too prescriptive as to the levels of open space required for homes within Ipswich. Housebuilders understand the market and the amount of open space that people expect and as such this policy needs to provide a greater flexibility. Ipswich is highly constrained and if the Council is seeking to set standards for open space within developments and meet its housing requirements it will need to offer flexibility.
We would suggest the following wording: “To ensure that new residential developments deliver a high quality and environmentally sustainable living environment, developments for houses and ground floor maisonettes will be required to incorporate well-designed and located private outdoor amenity space of an appropriate type and amount. When considering the provision of outdoor amenity space applicants should have regard to the need to meet other density and urban design requirements of the plan.
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26428
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Persimmon Homes
Agent: Persimmon Homes
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Policy DM7 proposes minimum standard areas for private outdoor amenity space, but no evidence could be found that supports the figures detailed, including within local design guides. In addition the application of such standards varies between neighbouring authorities, which would reasonably call into question whether this policy has been adequately justified and is consistent with National Policy, whilst also being effective over the plan period. Where the policy details that lower figures may be acceptable where there is unavoidable conflict with the need to meet density requirements, additional flaws in its effectiveness arise due the questionability of how site densities are calculated given the current limited weight given to market forces and demands for different types of dwellings. Persimmon also endorse the statements made by the HBF.
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Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26561
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
Agent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
There should be explicit recognition that, in respect of high density, previously developed sites, it may not always be possible to make full provision for private amenity space to accord with the Council’s standards. Summary: Object for the reasons set out above.
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