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Policy DM22 Car and Cycle Parking in New Development
Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26293
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
Policy unsound and not consistent with national policy. DM22 requires compliance with adopted standards for car and cycle parking. However, these standards are not set out in the local plan but in supplementary guidance. We are concerned that such standards, which are issues of policy as the can be used to refuse an application, being set out in guidance and not the plan itself. Legislation is clear that policy issues must be set out in local plans. This is to ensure that should these standards change then appropriate consultation and public scrutiny of these changes is undertaken.
Two options are open to the Council, they can either include the standards as an appendix in the local plan or state in policy that development will need to have regard to the standards.
Support
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26564
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
Agent: Cardinal Lofts (Mill) Ltd
The Company welcomes the recognition (para 9.21.6) that many people still own cars and that adequate levels of residential parking, that uses land efficiently and is well designed, needs to be provided as part of new residential schemes. Summary: Support.
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Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26584
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Suffolk County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The central parking core is defined in the IP1 area policies map. The West of the town centre (outside the core) has predominantly being for long stay parking (associated with offices/station). DM-22 states that no non-residential long stay car parks will be permitted. It is not clear whether this applies to the whole IP1 area or just the central parking area. The supporting text clarifies that it is for central parking core but to avoid inadvertently encouraging car use and increasing congestion, the control of the supply of additional long-stay spaces must be extended to the whole IP1 area.
The control of the supply of additional long-stay spaces must be extended to the whole IP1 area. Whilst there is some definition of operational parking through reference to staff parking not being included (para.9.22.8), examples of what would be included would provide a positive position. This could include spaces for deliveries, visitor spaces and potentially spaces for staff who use private transport for visiting clients for example. The county council would welcome the opportunity to discuss how the approach to operational and staff parking within the IP1 area could be effective.