Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Object

Representation ID: 5473

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.

Object

Representation ID: 5474

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 CS relies heavily on a transport modal shift from cars to more sustainable modes such as walking, cycling and public transport. This will be challenging and it is suggested that an additional indicator of the Census travel mode to work data be included to improve soundness.

Object

Representation ID: 5475

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 indicator is vague and gives no measure of beneficial outcomes from working together on jobs growth, housing growth or strategic infrastructure.

Object

Representation ID: 5510

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

In order to be sustainable Policy DM10 needs to reference the Hedgerow Regulations 1997 and the CS needs to state that "important hedgerows" will be protected from being removed (uprooted or destroyed).