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

Support

Representation ID: 25689

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

Criterion d of Policy CS2 is supported.

Support

Representation ID: 25690

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

Boss Hall Business Park is safeguarded for employment and ancillary uses (Policy DM32). The safeguarding of this site is supported, provided it is not restricted to B-Class employment uses (see further comments on Policy DM32).

It is noted that Policy CS13, criterion c, recognises other employment-generating uses to include, inter alia, leisure and retail, and this is supported.

Support

Representation ID: 25691

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

Policy CS14 is supported.

Support

Representation ID: 25692

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

The new District Centre within the plan period at Sproughton Road is supported.

The location of the proposed Sproughton Road District Centre has changed from the adopted Local Plan and is now identified as being sited on the Boss Hall Business Park in land within the Society's ownership. The principle of a district centre in this location is supported and A1/ A3 commercial/ retail uses akin to a district centre are proposed through the Society's current planning application, reference 18/00948/OUTFL.

Object

Representation ID: 25694

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

The Society generally supports the approach in Policy DM30 to Town Centre Uses outside the Central Shopping Area. However, Policy DM30 should also acknowledge that district centre locations may also be suitable for non-retail town centre uses (such as leisure) to promote a mix of uses within the district centres.

Object

Representation ID: 25695

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

The protection of the Boss Hall Business Park is generally supported. However, the policy is currently considered to be too restrictive.

Paragraph 9.32.7 defines appropriate employment-generating sui generis uses and excludes any sui-generis use that includes retain and leisure as another other than an ancillary use. Retail and leisure uses are employment generating in themselves and can assist in underpinning the vitality and attractiveness of employment areas, and so the policy is too restrictive.

The Site allocations DPD makes reference to a new retail allocation at Boss Hall Business Park.

Strict long-term protection for only B-Class uses would be inappropriate.