Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) DPD Review - Final Draft

Object

Representation ID: 26433

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: AquiGen

Agent: AquiGen

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Consider sites should be removed from employment use allocation. After extensive marketing, no interest in Site 1 for B Class uses, despite designation within New Anglia Enterprise Zone. Site 1 has different townscape character due to proximity to residential properties, relationship with Ravenswood Centre and Nacton Road frontage. Could accommodate non B Class uses benefiting from road-side prominence and pedestrian accessibility - economic and social benefits for area. Plans for Site 3 have met B Class demands. Removal will not impact on employment land supply due to over allocation. If retained, changes needed to "Development constraints/issues" text. Current wording restrictive.

Object

Representation ID: 26437

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: AquiGen

Agent: AquiGen

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Land allocated in Table 3 (28.34ha) is significantly in excess of calculated requirement from Evidence Base (23.2ha). The 5.14ha difference equates to 18% of the requirement. Such over provision can only be justified where there are clear reasons for a land supply buffer. No such evidence has been presented in the Plan or Evidence Base. Appropriate to consider reducing the land allocation to reflect actual need. Of the land allocated in Table 3, circa 24ha has been identified as being suitable for industrial uses. This is in significant excess of the 9ha need calculated by the Employment Land Needs Assessment.