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Policy DM27 The Central Shopping Area

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Object

Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft

Representation ID: 26466

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: Threadneedle UK Property Authorised Investment Fund

Agent: Threadneedle UK Property Authorised Investment Fund

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Note efforts made by Council to reflect previous representation, moving towards allowing greater flexibility of uses within Central Shopping Area. Whilst consider that greater flexibility could be achieved through Policy wording to ensure future town centre vitality and viability, understand that Council will take a pragmatic approach to future applications that exceed proposed thresholds depending on situations faced by the retail market - embedded within Policy wording. However, recommend change to policy position for Primary Shopping Zones to include D2 and C1. Such uses can provide active frontages. Therefore should not be excluded from operations permitted in Primary Shopping Zone.

Change suggested by respondent:

Changes to Policy DM27 wording as follows:
"The Council will not grant planning permission for the use of a ground floor unit to a use falling outside classes A1 to A5, D2 and C1 in Primary Shopping Zones…"

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