Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Object

Representation ID: 5325

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

Until recently (2012/13) little effort has been made to constructively engage with neighbouring authorities. There is no recent evidence of effective and deliverable policies on strategic cross-boundary matters. The Core Strategy should not be examined until such work is released. The effectiveness of the Core Strategy would be greatly improved through cross-boundary joint initiatives and the public should have the opportunity to comment on these. Any intentions for development of the former sugar beet site (in Babergh District and recently purchased by Ipswich Borough Council) should be examined as part of the Core Strategy Review.

Object

Representation ID: 5326

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

Until recently there has been little public evidence of around engaging and reaching agreement with neighbouring authorities on housing, economy and infrastructure despite the IPA Board. Ipswich was not involved in the commissioning of the 2012 Strategic Housing Market Assessment. Welcome the more recent increased frequency of meetings an transparency of the Board. There is no evidence of strategic policy outcomes from the IPA. There are no published joint topic papers. Individual jobs targets for Ipswich and neighbouring authorities are unrealistic when compared with the January 2015 East of England Forecasting Model forecasts.

Object

Representation ID: 5338

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Whilst CS20 supports feasibility studies into a wet dock crossing and a 'northern bypass or a link road to the north of the town' at this stage such proposals can only be viewed as aspirational. In our opinion without the latter the development of the Ipswich Garden Suburb is unsustainable and should not be supported due to traffic congestion and the potential damaging impact on air quality. Without the northern bypass or link road the CS is unsound and should be rejected.

Object

Representation ID: 5376

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is no evidence of objectively assessed needs for freshwater and foul water infrastructure in the Borough or IPA, no reference to strategic solutions and no listing in infrastructure tables. The catch-all term 'utilities' should not be used as the Core Strategy will fail without strategic wastewater infrastructure including upgrading the sewage treatment works at Cliff Quay, Anglian Water Ipswich Water Reuse project and a solution for Ipswich Garden Suburb which may require a pipeline to Cliff Quay. Concerned the development will severely impact traffic congestion and air quality. A relief road or bypass to north Ipswich is required.

Object

Representation ID: 5388

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

An alternative of co-operating more closely with other authorities to find a more sustainable location than the Northern Fringe, which is remote from new employment sites and not connected by sustainable transport, could have been identified. These are reasons why housing needs are unable to be met in the Borough, under the terms of the National Planning policy Framework. Support the strategy of urban renaissance in central Ipswich but concerned that multi-site development of the Garden Suburb will have a detrimental impact on this. The removal of the 60% target for development on brownfield land is a negative step.

Object

Representation ID: 5389

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The proposed removal of the 60% target for development on brownfield land is a negative step.

Object

Representation ID: 5390

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Traffic from the Garden Suburb will have a severe adverse impact across the whole of north Ipswich and the town centre. Assumptions that use will be made of public transport, cycling and walking are not realistic due to the location of employment sites. Welcome the recent work commissioned by Suffolk County Council around solutions for the road network around North Ipswich. There has been no traffic assessment of the effects of multiple starts. The foul water pipeline from north Ipswich to the treatment works is at capacity. There is no mechanism to ensure timely delivery of the Country Park.

Object

Representation ID: 5391

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is no evidence of objectively assessed needs for freshwater and foul water infrastructure or to strategic solutions, and no listing in the infrastructure tables.

Object

Representation ID: 5393

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Air quality issues, which are likely to be made worse by increasing traffic congestion, may also impact on the effectiveness of the Core Strategy. The 2014 Air Quality Annual Report (July 2014) shows exceedances of nitrogen dioxide at locations within and outside of the Air Quality Management Areas. The Council needs to provide evidence that air pollution will not breach legal limits.

Object

Representation ID: 5396

Received: 03/03/2015

Respondent: Northern Fringe Protection Group

Number of people: 323

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

ONS migration data used by the Council only extends to 2010/11, the latest ONS forecast shows no net migration from 2012-2031 for Ipswich. DCLG's February 2015 household projections suggest a need for 10,434 new homes. The baseline household figure used is too high. The Viability Report indicates 28% affordable housing for the Garden Suburb, the affordable housing target should not compromise delivery of other infrastructure. It is not clear whether the jobs target relates to Ipswich or the Ipswich Policy Area. How will jobs growth be measured? A higher population has been used to estimate jobs growth than population growth.