Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review

Support

Representation ID: 25912

Received: 20/03/2019

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Pigeon are supportive of the fact that a working draft Statement of Common Ground
(November 2018) has also been published alongside the Ipswich Local Plan Review. This sets out that one of the strategic cross-boundary matters to be addressed is 'agreeing the approach to the delivery of the housing requirement'. It adds that 'throughout the plan-making process should any authority identify that their overall land supply falls below that required to meet the housing need, further co-operation will be required across the ISPA to identify potential solutions to inform distribution across the ISPA'.

Object

Representation ID: 25914

Received: 20/03/2019

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

The policy sets out that the central urban focus to the location of development also reflects the sequential approach to site selection required by the NPPF. However, Pigeon seriously dispute the Council's ability to deliver housing on many of the brownfield sites.

Housing opportunities are limited and need to consider sites beyond the boundary. No further evidence as to how housing will be delivered later in the plan period.

IBC should look to sustainable locations which have good infrastructure, high accessibility to settlements with employment opportunities and connectivity to Ipswich. E.G. neighbouring satellite villages and Felixstowe and A12 growth corridors.

Object

Representation ID: 25917

Received: 20/03/2019

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

There is no evidence of identifying housing needs across the IHMA and how IBCs neighbours are responding to the housing requirements of the Borough.

No evidence as to how IBC will deal with the 1,090 home shortfall.

The level of housing growth does not match the creation of new jobs proposed in CS13.

The lack of a five-year housing land supply cannot be considered to be relevant justification for a stepped housing trajectory and this is contrary to Planning Practice Guidance.

The level of affordable housing need and economic growth in this location means additional sites should be considered.

Object

Representation ID: 25923

Received: 20/03/2019

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

There is an adopted SPD for this site, and within this it states that 'the success of the development of the Garden Suburb will depend to a large extent on the continued partnership working of the landowners, IBC and other key stakeholders to secure delivery'. This site is therefore reliant on multiple landowners coming forward and Pigeon would therefore argue that this complication will significantly delay the delivery of the development during the plan period. This concern should be afforded significant weight by the Council given that the Garden Suburb accounts for around half of the supply of housing.