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

Object

Representation ID: 25589

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE notes that significant growth in housing stock is expected in the borough; draft policy CS7 confirms a housing target of at least 8,622 homes for the period 2018 - 2036, equating to an annual target of at least 479 dwellings. This will place significant additional pressure on social infrastructure such as education facilities. The Local Plan will need to be 'positively prepared' to meet the objectively assessed development needs and infrastructure requirements.

Support

Representation ID: 25590

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE welcomes reference within the plan to support the development of appropriate social and community infrastructure, not least schools, in policy ISPA2, including references to ensuring infrastructure provision meets needs, timely delivery of infrastructure alongside development and requirements for developer contributions.

Support

Representation ID: 25591

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE welcomes reference within the plan to support the development of appropriate social and community infrastructure, not least schools, in policy ISPA4, including references to ensuring infrastructure provision meets needs, timely delivery of infrastructure alongside development and requirements for developer contributions.

Support

Representation ID: 25592

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE welcomes reference within the plan to support the development of appropriate social and community infrastructure, not least schools, in policy CS10, including references to ensuring infrastructure provision meets needs, timely delivery of infrastructure alongside development and requirements for developer contributions.

Support

Representation ID: 25593

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE welcomes reference within the plan to support the development of appropriate social and community infrastructure, not least schools, in policy CS15, including references to ensuring infrastructure provision meets needs, timely delivery of infrastructure alongside development and requirements for developer contributions.

Support

Representation ID: 25594

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE welcomes reference within the plan to support the development of appropriate social and community infrastructure, not least schools, in policy CS17, including references to ensuring infrastructure provision meets needs, timely delivery of infrastructure alongside development and requirements for developer contributions.

Object

Representation ID: 25595

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

Key national policies should be explicitly referenced or signposted within the document. In particular:

Paragraph 94 of the NPPF.

The DfE supports the principle of Ipswich Borough Council safeguarding land for new schools. Where new schools are developed, land for any future expansion of new schools should be safeguarded.

The Council should also have regard to the Joint Policy Statement from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Education on 'Planning for Schools Development' (2011).

Object

Representation ID: 25596

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE encourages close working with local authorities during all stages of planning policy development to help guide the development of new school infrastructure and to meet the predicted demand for school places. Please add the DFE to your list of relevant organisations which you engage with in plan preparation.

Object

Representation ID: 25597

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

A good example is an approach taken by the London Borough of Ealing in producing a Planning for Schools Development Plan Document (DPD, 2016). The DPD provides policy direction, establishes the Council's approach to providing primary and secondary school places and helps identify suitable sites. The DPD may provide useful guidance with respect to an evidence-based approach to planning or new schools in the emerging Ipswich Local Plan, securing site allocations for schools and providing example policies to aid delivery though development management policies.

Object

Representation ID: 25598

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

Ensuring there is an adequate supply of sites for schools is essential and will ensure that Ipswich borough council can swiftly and flexibly respond to the existing and future need for school places to meet the needs of the borough over the plan period.