Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Object

Representation ID: 5340

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The DTZ report provides insufficient evidence to justify the reduction in new retail floorspace. The 2010 retail capacity study should be updated now to inform policy.
Policy is not positively prepared and could sterilise Ipswich town centre for medium to large scale retail development for 11 years, having serious implications on the vitality and viability of the centre.
Additional specific issues: other prospective development sites (e.g. Jewsons) were not considered by the DTZ report; the reduction of retail floorspace is arbitrary; CS14 restricts large scale retail development to one site.

Object

Representation ID: 5350

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The policy potentially risks prejudicing the delivery of new retail and town centre floorspace in suitable locations. The Employment Areas defined on the policies maps and referenced in DM25 appear to be based on an out of date evidence base (Suffolk Haven Gateway Employment Land Review, October 2009). The Council must consider its stance in relation to the protection of employment sites in relation to the need for other uses. Retail and leisure capacity evidence demonstrates more sites are required. The Jewson site will be available for redevelopment in the plan period and should therefore be allocated to meet need.

Object

Representation ID: 5351

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

DM25 [and supporting text] potentially risks prejudicing the delivery of new retail and town centre floorspace in suitable locations. The Employment Areas defined on the policies maps/through DM25 appear to be based on an out of date evidence base (Suffolk Haven Gateway Employment Land Review, October 2009). The Council must consider its stance in relation to the protection of employment sites in relation to the need for other uses. Retail and leisure capacity evidence demonstrates more sites are required. The Jewson site will be available for redevelopment in the plan period and should therefore be allocated to meet need.