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

Support

Representation ID: 25600

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE strongly supports the allocation of site IP010a which includes 25% of the site to be safeguarded for an extension to Rosehill School (also referenced in Policy SP7).

Support

Representation ID: 25601

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE strongly supports the allocation for a primary school as part of site IP048a.

Object

Representation ID: 25602

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE requests that a site is also allocated for Central Ipswich Free School which is planned to open on the Former Co-Op Department Store site on Carr Street (IP4 1HB). This primary school will have two forms of entry providing education for 3 -11 year olds. We are happy to provide further information to help add detail to this site allocation in the next iteration of the local plan.

Object

Representation ID: 25603

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The DfE understands Suffolk County Council is looking to open a SEND school on the Woodbridge Road site (site allocation IP129). We would encourage the council to engage with Suffolk County Council on this and consider re-allocating this site for D1 use to accommodate the proposed school.

Object

Representation ID: 25604

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

Table 8B (chapter 10) of the Core Strategy provides further details of the schools required in Ipswich Garden Suburb. The next version of the Local Plan should include similar details for all schools within the site specific policies so that all stakeholders are clear about the site requirements. Where possible the next version of the plan should also seek to clarify requirements for the delivery of new schools, including delivery time to support housing growth, the minimum site area, any preferred site characteristics and any requirements for additional land safeguarding. The Milton Keynes draft policy CC7 is a good example.

Object

Representation ID: 25605

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

The site specific policy requirements need to be set out clearly, informed by robust evidence of infrastructure need, so that they can be accurately accounted for in the viability assessment of the local plan (to ensure that the total cumulative cost of all relevant policies will not undermine deliverability of the plan), and in the price paid for land by developers and other parties.

Object

Representation ID: 25606

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Department for Education (DfE)

While it is important to provide certainty to developers, retaining flexibility is also necessary given that the need for school places can vary over time. The DfE therefore recommends considering the following in the next version of the Plan:

Site specific requirements for developer contributions to enlargements of existing and new schools at application stage.

Requirements to deliver schools on some sites could change in the future if it were demonstrated and agreed that the site had become surplus to requirements.

Further details regarding establishing new schools is provided in the full text.