Preferred Options Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) DPD Review

Object

Representation ID: 25721

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: AquiGen

Consider that site 1 (appendix 1) should be removed because:
- Futura Park has had extensive marketing since early/ mid 2012.
- There has been no interest in the frontage plot for B Class uses consistent with the 2011 permission.
- It has attracted no interest despite being serviced and benefiting from a permission.
- The New Anglia Enterprise Zone in 2016 has not led to new interest.
- The plot has a different townscape character to the remaining parts of Futura park;
- Could accommodate other non B class uses;
- Interest in sites 6 and 7

Object

Representation ID: 25722

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: AquiGen

There is no reasonable prospect of site 1 being used for employment purposes. There has been more than 12 months active marketing. The removal of the plot will have no material impact on employment land supply in Ipswich as there is already an over-supply of proposed allocations. The removal of this 1.22ha plot will result in a residual land supply of 30.98ha. The removal of the site also leaves circa 26ha of suitable industrial land in excess of the 9ha required. To comply with NPPF paragraph 120 there is justification to de-allocate site 1 and consider a more deliverable use.